ACDEC SS Demicards VII
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- From where did we get knowledge of the early Sumerians
- pottery and architecture
- T/F: Accts of Sargon's conquests are probably legend
- T
- Which side of egypt united by conquering the other half?
- Northern
- What were the 2 original jobs of the Kassites?
- Soldiers and farmers
- Kassite holdings were focused around this place
- Sippar
- What event did the 1st Olympics consist of
- 200 m sprint
- Poleis originally served as what
- Elevated and defensible positions
- In early Greek politics, the king was known as a
- basileus
- What term do historians use to describe the Dark Ages?
- Exploratory
- This location became the gathering place for debate among the ionians
- agora
- Why did the patrician's power diminish about the time of the equites' rise?
- infighting among the aristocrats
- Which emperor had to handle the consequences of MT Vesuvius
- Titus
- How long did Babylon remain in a position of preeminence?
- 2000 yrs
- Who did Sargon defeat to expand his empire into N Meso?
- Amorites, Mari, Ebla, Elam
- What did the colony of Pithecusae serve as
- haven for Greeks trading w/ Etruscans
- The Middle Assyrian Empire had its height uner this king
- Tukulti-Ninurta I
- What period followed the late Uruk period, and dates?
- Jemdet Nasr, 3100-2900 BC
- Thutmose IV was active or passive?
- active
- T/F: Thutmose IV was Amenhotep II's chosen successor
- F
- Ahmose conquered the ____ ____ to the north and pushed back the ____ to the s
- Nile Delta, Nubians
- About how long did Thutmose III reign by himself?
- 30 yrs
- Stretch of land between Egypt and Syria is most famous for what
- rise to 3 religions and language
- Thutmose I's armies reached as far as Carchemish on the _____ R.
- Euphrates
- What caused the mass production of beveled bowls in Uruk
- pop growth
- This cultural group took Babylon from the Kassites under K Tukulti-Ninurta
- Assyrians
- To what period do the earliest settlements in Meso date?
- Ubaid
- Who was the 4th ruler of the kingdom of Fars
- Cyrus II
- What were the 2 great powers in the Medit during the 3rd century BC
- Rome and Carthage
- When was Rome founded?
- 753 BC
- Power of Atheninan king divided among what 3 officials
- archon, polemarch, basileus
- After defeating Darius, Alex claimed himself king of what region?
- Asia
- This person unsuccessfully expanded Hittite kingdom into Syria, Levant, and Mesopotamia
- Hattusilis I
- What was the catalyst for the 1st Pelo War
- Invasion of Megara by Corinth
- What great dramatists came to prominence during Pericles' reign
- Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes
- How did Pericles attempt to control the diverse factions throughout the Athenian empire
- Installing Athenians in certain territories to monitor populations and tribute
- What measure did Pericles take to subordinate the needs of other states to Athens?
- mandated adoption of Athenian coins and measures
- What were the terms of the Peace of Nicias?
- Each side had to return the territory it had seized