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| An area of Fertile land in in Western Asia and North Africa. |
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| "The Land Between the Rivers" |
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| What rivers surround Mesopotamia? |
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| Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
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| A government ruled by a divine authority -- or God |
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| How many laws are in Hamurabi's Code? |
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| What is the origin of the idea, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth." |
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| A Royal Family (or a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on in the family from generation to generation) |
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Ruler of Egypt (king/queen)
Absolute monarch
Considered a living God
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A very early system of writing (developed by scribes)
A system of Wedge-shaped markings
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| Cities that have political and economic control over surrounding area |
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| Describe some features of Mesopotamia |
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Government run by CITY-STATES
THEOCRACY
POLYTHEISTIC |
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| What events in nature led to the rise of Ancient Egypt? |
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| The Nile regularly flooded in teh summer, depositing rich mud along the shores. This rich mud allowed farming to develop in the middle of the eastern Sahara. |
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| Who was teh first pharaoh? |
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| He unified the Upper & Lower Egymp in 3150BC |
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| Describe the "Old Kingdom" |
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2700-2200 BC
Peace
Prosperity
Great Building Projects |
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3rd & 4th Dynasties (in the Old Kingdom)
Mummification
Amazing buildings - Pyramids! |
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| What was the "New Kingdom?" |
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Begins with the 18th Dynasty
Some of the most famous pharaohs ruled
Expansion of Egypt
EGYPT BECAME WORLD's FIRST SUPERPOWER
Hatshepsut
Thutmose |
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First female ruler in world history
(ruled during Egypt's New Kingdom) |
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Famous pharaoh who expanded the Egyptian empire into Nubia and Syria
(during the New Kingdom) |
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"Fires" the gods of Egypt in favor of Aten (god of the sun disk)
Attempts to institute MONOTHEISM
Moves capital from a brand new city called Amarna
His people rebel & his name is nearly wiped out from history
The FIRST MONOTHEIST
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| Longest reigning pharaoh in history (67 years)? |
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| How is Rameses the Great famous? |
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7 wives, 100 children
Monstrous ego & megalomaniac
Built monuments & cities everywhere in his name
Goes to war with the Hittite Empire for control of Syria to expand the Egyptian Empire |
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| What happened in the Battle of Kadesh (1274) |
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| Ramesses the Great was teh ruling pharaoh. He went to war with the Hittite Empire for control of Syria to expan the Egyptian empire. After the battle, Egypt and the Hittite Empire signed the FIRST international peace treaty in world history |
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Semi nomadic tribe in Mesopotamia
First monotheistic nation in history |
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Rules given to Israelites by God
Basis for civilized laws in western world |
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| Established a military tribal-state in Canaan |
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| Expanded Israel into an empire from Egypt to the Euphrates |
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Israel's third major king
Built first temple of Jerusalem |
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| Solomon's death led to... |
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Division of Israel
(Israel in NOrthern Kingdom, Judah in Southern Kingdom) |
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| What led to the Jewish diaspora (exile of Jews, dispersion of Jews through the world)? |
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| Babylon destoryed the kingdom of Judah |
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Practiced regligious tolerance of conquered people
Allowed local people to govern themselves |
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Divided empire into 20 Satrapies (united by Royal Road)
Was attacked by Greek city-state of Athens
Launched an invasion of Greece |
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Why every student should learn about...
Hatshepsut |
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very powerful pharaoh
first female world ruler
romance with architect
architect built great things because of love for her
King Tut's stepmother |
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Why every student should learn about..
Tutankhamen |
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famous pharaoh
died early (age 19)
reversed his father's religious orders
when people found his tomb, all the explorers died shortly thereafter
King Tut's curse |
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| Significance & Accomplishments of Ramesses the Great |
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Lots of architechtural accomplishments
Whereever there is a statue of him, he put a statue of his queen as tall as him
Military genius (expanded Egypt's land)
First international peace treaty (after Battle of Kadesh)
Turned himself into a god |
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| How Old & New Kingdoms are similar |
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Both important times in Egypt's history
Both times of prosperity
Both times with lots of building |
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How the Old & New Kingdoms were diffferent? |
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New Kingdom..
More famous pharaohs
More military battles
More efforts to expand Egypt |
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| Which Kingdom had the greatest influence on Egyptian and World History? |
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New Kingdom
Expanded Egypt (with famous pharaohs at lead)
Egypt became the world's FIRST SUPERPOWER
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| What is the importance of Akhenaten to Egyptian AND world history? |
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First pharaoh to abandon polytheism
Believed in MONOTHEISM (worshiping Aten)
Moved teh capital to Amarna
People rebelled, including his son, King Tut
Society went back to polytheism |
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| Is Hammurabi's Code a fair system of laws? |
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| No - I think the punishment should fit the crime, but I don't think the punishments shold be so severe that if you strike someone you get your hand cut off. I also think that the punishment should not depend on what class you are in. What about the idea of innocent until proven guilty? |
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