State & Empire In Eurasia/ North Africa

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The largest city of ancient Mesopotamia; ruled by the legendary Gilgamesh.

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Uruk

Question 2

Egypt is known as __________________ as it cannot support a human population sans annual floods

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"the gift of the Nile"

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A Chinese belief: rulers had power by command of God if they ruled morally & benevolently

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Mandate of Heaven

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An advanced civilization that developed on the island of Crete around 2500 BCE

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Minoan

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The largest city of ancient Mesoamerica; flourished around 500 BCE

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Teotihuacán

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Early civilization whose monotheistic faith= the basis of modern Judaism, Christianity, & Islam

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Hebrews

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A civilization in the area of present day Lebanon; created the 1st alphabetic writing system

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Phoenicians

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A major city of the Indus Valley civilization; flourished around 2000 BCE

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Harrapa

Question 9

Literally "sacred carvings" so named because Greeks saw them prominently displayed in temples

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hieroglyphs

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This civilization developed along the central coast of Peru, circa 3000-1800 BCE.

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Norte Chico

Question 11

A series of knotted cords, used for accounting & perhaps as writing in Norte Chico

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quipu

Question 12

Famous ancient Mesopotamian literary work from; tells the tale of 1 man's quest for immortality

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Epic of Gilgamesh

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A number of laws that proclaim this Babylonian king's commitment to social order.

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Code of Hammurabi

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A Mesopotamian stepped pyramid

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ziggurat

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Period of Chinese history from 1122 to 256 BCE

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Zhou dynasty

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A legendary series of monarchs of early China, traditionally dated to 2200-1766 BCE

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Xia dynasty

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An Indo-European civilization established in Anatolia in the 18th century BCE

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Hittites

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A civilization south of Egypt, noted for its alphabetic writing system & a major iron industry

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Nubia

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This group invaded Egypt, their dominance due to use of horses, chariots, & bronze technology

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Hyksos

Question 20

Wedge-shaped writing in the form of symbols incised into clay tablets

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cuneiform

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An ancient city of China that developed independently from the Shang dynasty

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Sanxingdui

Question 22

HERE a major civilization emerged in the valleys of the Indus & Saraswati rivers

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Indus Valley

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Commonly used term for southern Mesopotamia

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“cradle of civilization”

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A major city of the Indus valley civilization; flourished around 2000 BCE

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Mohenjo Daro

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An early civilization that developed along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico around 1200 BCE

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Olmecs

State & Empire In Eurasia/ North Africa

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