near east

mesopotamia
phoenicians
hebrews
egyptians

what are the 4 near east

modern day iraq
some parts of ne syria
se turkey
sw iran

the area of the tigris-euphrates river system, largely corresponding to:

cradle of civilization

widely considered to be the ______

sumerian empire
akkadian empire
babylonian empire
assyrian empire

bronze age mesopotamia inlcudes

bonus

bonus

code of hammurabi

is a well presereved ancient law code, created, 1790 BC in ancient babylon

hammurabi

it was enacted by the sixth babylonian king ________, and partial copies exist on a human sized stone and various clay tablet

law 196

if someone injures the eye of an equal his own eye is destroyed

law 198

if someone injures an eye of an inferior he is fined a mina of silver

law 200

if someone knocks out the tooth of an equal his own tooth is knocked out

law 201

if someone knocks out the tooth of an inferior he fined a third of a mina of silver

phoenicia

an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient canaan, with its heartland along the coastal regions of modern day lebanon, syria, and israel

500 to 400 BCE examples of phoenician simple retentive dental prosthetics found at sidon

hebrews

sound healthy teeth were highly valued by the early hebrews

talmud

first evidence of dentistry among the jews: relief of toothache and artificial restorations may be found in a collection of books known as the ______(352 A.D. - 407)

talmud 2

in this collection _____, mention is made that women were more particular about facial appearance than were men
-it stated that teeth were made of gold silver and wood
- the worm was blamed for decay

cuspid or canine

as for extraction- all cultures expressed anxiety about removing a ____for fear of eye injury. this superstition continues today

ethics
morals
religions

the hebrews are known for _______

herodotous

490 to 425 BCE, ______(gk historian) described egypt as being the home of medical specialists. confirmation of this found by hermann junker inb 1914