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Key Vocabulary Geography The Nile Kingdoms Mummification Pharaohs Culture Potpourri 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
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Group of rocky rapids cataract 100
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a series of rulers from the same family
dynasty 100
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Skilled worker who practices a handicraft
artisan 100
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a flat plain. Sargon 100
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The Phoenicians most important legacy
the alphabet 100
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Hammurabi is best known for creating one of these
Code of Law 100
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The world’s first form of writing.
Cuneiform 100
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Believing many gods and goddesses rule the world
polytheism 200
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Sumerians developed this to make more durable weapons and tools.
Bronze 200
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Mesopotamia was found between these 2 rivers
Tigris and Euphrates 200
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This empire left legacies of common currency and Zoroastrianism
Persian 200
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The Phoenicians were very skilled at these 2 things
Sailing and trading 200
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The idea that everyone, even the rich must obey the law.
Rule of Law 200
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How much would you like to wager?
Daily Double How much would you like to wager? This religion, created in Persia, influenced Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Zoroastrianism 200
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Trading bronze jewelry for sheep is an example of this
Barter 300
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Sumerian city-states were centers of this
Trade 300
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These two things made farming difficult in Mesopotamia.
Unpredictable floods and hot, dry summers 300
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This helped Persia create the largest empire of its time
A large standing army 300
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The Phoenician alphabet greatly influenced the alphabet of both Greece and Rome. This is an example of Cultural Diffusion 300
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Hammurabi was the king of this empire
Babylon 300
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The two Sumerian inventions that greatly increased trade and travel
Wheel and sail 300
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Babylon sends the Persian king gold to show its loyalty. They paid this
Tribute 400
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These people are at the top of the Sumerian social pyramid.
Rulers and priests 400
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Cuneiform was first developed for this.
To record sales, taxes, and agreements 400
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The Assyrians used these 2 things to form a great empire
Cavalry and Iron Weapons 400
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The Phoenicians were the first to use this to guide their voyages
The North Star 400
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Hammurabi is most associated with this body part.
Daily Double How much would you like to wager? Hammurabi is most associated with this body part. The eye – “An eye for an eye” 400
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Irrigation and a seed funnel
These two developments in agriculture helped Sumerians produce more food. Irrigation and a seed funnel 400
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A state containing several countries or territories
Empire 100
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Money, usually bills or coins, used for exchange.
Currency 200
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Sumerians believed they controlled every part of a Sumerians life.
Gods 300
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Better agricultural techniques
Sumerian population increased and city states formed because they used better ______ Better agricultural techniques 400
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