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The pyramids first occurred during the ____ kingdom
Old
SPA- Socrates taught Plato who taught Aristotle. Socrates focused on the ____. Plato focused on the ____. and Aristotle focused on the ______.
Soul / Reason, Justice / Experiance
Hammurabie was best remembered for the _______.
282 laws he created
What were the 6 ways the generals controlled the broken empire?
1) Rejected democracy 2) No Constitution (Despot) 3) Greeks ruled all 4) Urbanization 5) Rich were powerful 6) Agriculture was key
Greece also had the writing of history which the main writers were _____ and ______
Herotitus and Thucydidis
During the Old Kingdom, law was not _______
arbitrary
____ was the New kingdom Sun God
Aton
______ was the Central God for the Assyrians
Asshur
Greece was the Classical culture and literature was a drama, either a _____ or _____.
Comedy Tragedy
Hebrews brought two things to impact history; Concept of ___ and Concept of _____
God and Law
Persians believed in only ___ Gods
2
The final place of Sumerian power was _____.
Ur
______ rose to power in Ur in 2100 BC
Abram
Mesopotamians used form of writing called ______.
Sumer
Amenhotep wanted Aton to be the only God but this only lasted ___ years.
40
During 1400-1200 BC, this was the destruction of ______
Jericho
The 6 things that mark our culture needs are what?
1) Living (Person or family) 2) Law and Order 3) Social Organization 4) Need for an education 5) Self Expression 6) Religious Expression
During the Sumerian times ______ was also being established in 2800 BC.
Crete
_______ is a complex culture with a large amount of people sharing a variety of common elements
Civilization
Decrypted the Iliad and found the city of Troy
Schreeman
Higher Egypt was actually ____ up the mountains.
South
Amenhoteps son, Amenhotep IV, introduced worship to the god, ____
Aten (Sun Disk)
The seven parts to Civilization are what?
1) Urban focus 2) Religion 3) Politics and Military 4) Social Structure (kings to slaves) 5) Writing 6) Art 7) Complex material culture
In 586, The _______ destroyed Jerusalem
Babylonians
Who was the ruler of the Middle Kingdom?
Thebes
Crete was established in the city of _______
Nosos
Two important innovations during the stone age were _____ and ____
Fire and Tools
The change in religion happened with _____; Mixing of Greek religion with own religion.
Syncretism
The lower part of Egypt was actually ______ near the Mediterranean Sea.
North
6 items important in law of concepts are.....
1) 2) Equal before God 3)Subject to Gods Law 4) Obligation for both rule and citizen to practice public virtues 5) Rulers and priests cannot be the same person 6) People are free to practice the public virtues
Egyptian art was _______
Formulaic
Oldest mesopotamian text goes back to _______ BC
3,000
The Persians believed in the religion of _______.
Zorastrianism
The middle kingdom was known as ______
The Golden Age
_______ wanted to expand during the beginning of the New kingdom
Amenhotep
The main themes out of the Odyssey are ______ and _____
Justice and Reason
The phrophet for the Persians was _____
Zoraster
In 350 BC, ______ have the largests Meditteranean Empire by this time in history.
Persians
Greeks later labeled Egyptian writing ________ meaning ________
Hieroglyphics / Sacred writing
During 3000 BC two groups were created, the _______ and _______.
Mesopotamians and Egyptians
Hominids started _____ million years ago in ____
3 / Africa
A key to Western Civ by this point is the ______ and ______.
Hebrews and Religion
Herotitus wrote about the ______ war
Persian
The first humans were the ____
Hominids
"________" was the most famous peice of Meso literature
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The middle kingdom was changed from the infiltration of _______ people
Hyksos
New Egyptian reached its height during the reign of _________
Amenhotep III
They came into existence _____ million years ago
1.5
This was the police, justice, and river transport department of the Old Kingdom
Vizier
The spiritual body for Egyptians is called the ____
Ka
In 1600 BC, They started to move towards _____.
Greece
Neo (New) Babylonians were destroyed by the _____ Emprie in 705 BC.
Assyrian
The rule of law during the Old Kingdom was the _______ law by Hammurabi and the Rule of _____ was the smart one who knew the law.
Written ; Man
The oldest texts were written by ______
Sumerians
Thucydidis wrote about the ______ war
Pelopanisian War
______ believed in happiness and focused on reason, public service
Epicurus
The chief principle of the Old Egyptian Kingdom was ____
Ma'at (Truth and Justice)
During 722 BC, _____ invaded Northern part of Israel
Assyria
____ was central for Greek thinking.
Polis
____ and Persions formed together for a civilization
Medes
Assyrians were _____ people.
Brutal
They came around _____ years ago
250,000
When Alexander died, general ____ took middle section of Asia and general ____ took Egypt region.
Seleucid / Ptolemy
Minoan people used ______ A and _____ B scripts
Linear
Egyptians kings were supposed to rule by set ______
principles
The oldest village was _______
Catal Huyuk
THe Great Pyramid is made out of _____ and _____
Limestone blocks and granite
The _______ created the Mesopotamian civilization
Sumerians
Pharoah _____ defeated the Hyksos
Ahmose I
_______ then used the Tigris river to invade the Babylonian City.
Persians
Amenhotep IV replaced the capital of Egypt, Thebes, to ______
Akhetan
Who was an important symbol for the ressurrection process in Egypt?
Osiris
Hyksos people introduced _____ Age technology and new warfare like ______ to Egypt
Bronze age / Chariots
970-931 BC _______ built an Israelite Empire with trade routes used for economy.
Solomon
Mathematics and Astronomy during Meso period used the number system based off of ____
60
Plato wrote the book _____ which is a world famous book
The Republic
Art during this time period was about being _____, ____, ____, and _____
Moderate, symmetric, balanced, and harmnoic
What social group made up 90% of the Mesopotamian civilization?
Commoners
Menes united ______ and _____
Upper and Lower Egypt
During 3100-2100 BC was the _______ Kingdom
Old
Arete was the value of _____
Excellence
Clay tablets on writing is called ______.
Nuzi
The difference in a pharoah from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom was _______.
Old: God/King New: Shepherd of his people
Homer wrote the _____ and ______
Iliad and Odyseey
The 6 areas where civilization emerged were what?
1) Tigris/Euphrates 2) The Nile 3) The Indus 4) Yellow River 5) Central Asia 6) Supe River in Peru
_____ was the father of Alexander
Phillip II
The city of Mycenaeon was the ______ culture
Warrior
_____ taught Alexander Polis and other philosophical views.
Aristotle
The public virtues are ______, _____, and ______
Justice, Compassion, and righteousness
Who was the first king of The Old Kingdom?
Menes
The two types of homosapiens are the ________ and the ______
Neanderthal and Sapiens
In Nosos, the _____ civilization was created.
Minoan
Sumerians used _______ writing
Cuneiform
The third stage of humans were the _______
Homo sapiens
In the Hebrews religion, ____ started a civil war.
Mackabees
The second stage of humans were the _____
Homo erectus
_______ was the term for Gods ruled the city
Theocracy
The _______ people had the earliest tools.
Paleolithic
Upper/Lower Egypt lasted _______ years
2,000
Greeks belief was _______ which was being happy without thinking of the consequences.
Hedonism
The Neolithic Revolution was known as the _______
New Stone Age
______ was the Egypt Leader
Menes
How many kingdoms were there during Egyptian Civilization
3
Who was the ruler of the Ammorite Dynasty?
Hammurabi (Sun of the Babylon)
Mesopotamia was known as the "_______"
Land between the rivers

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