"The Ancient Near East"
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mademoiselle_s on May 18, 2011
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Offical set of 25 Flashcards~
for Western Civ. 1
CLEP
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Fertile Cresent | A historical region in the arid Near East |
| Paleolithic Age | The first phrase of human technology |
| The Neolithic Age | This age is also known as "The Stone Age" and is characterized by cultural elements. |
| The Bronze Age | Began during the Fertile Cresent 3000 B.C.E. and was characterized for people begining to work with metal. |
| Mesopotamia | "Land between the Rivers", 3,200 B.C.E.--the earliest city. |
| Sumer | A group of cities in southern Mesopotamia. |
| The Epic of Gilgamesh | An ancient poetic work about the Sumerians. |
| A very Important Invention in Mesoptamia | The wheel |
| Akkadians | Led by King Sargon conquered certain Sumerian city-states. |
| Hammurabi c. 1792-1750 B.C.E. | A famous Mespotamian king known for his low code |
| The Early Dynastic Period | A time in which the Nile River was unifed. |
| Old Kingdom in Egypt c. 2700-2200 B.C.E. | Pharoahs were seen as immortal gods and the greatest pyramids were constructed at Giza. |
| Pyramids were constructed in Giza during- | The fourth dynasty of the Egyptians. |
| The First Intermediate period in Egypt c. 2200-2050 B.C.E. | Nobels known as "Normarchs" controlled the goverment. |
| The Middle Kingdom in Egypt c. 2050-1700 B.C.E. | Centralized goverment was reinstated under the Eleventh and Twelfth Dynasties. |
| Hyksos | Defeated the Middle Kingdom in Egypt as well as the Egyptian army. |
| The Second Intermediate Period (1700-1550 B.C.E.) | A period in Egypt when Hykos dominated mainly in the Egyptian Nile. |
| The New Kingdom in Egypt (1550-1100 B.C.E.) | A time when Pharaohs came back into power |
| Ra | The Egyptian sun god |
| Akhenaton | ... |
| Sea People | ... |
| The Stone Age | ... |
| The Old Babylonian empire: | ... |
| Egyptian Dynasties came to an end: | ... |
| Cathage | ... |
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