A turning point in the stone age when humans began farming.
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Yahweh
God of Israel and Judah
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David
third king of the United Kingdom of Israel
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Homo sapiens sapiens
modern humans
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Amenhotep IV/Ahkenaten
Egyptian pharaoh, dismantled religion during his reign
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Neanderthals
extinct subspecies of human from 40,000 years ago
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Zoroaster
Spiritual founder of Zoroastrianism
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Hieroglyphics
Egyptian writing system
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Cyrus the Great
founder of the Persian Empire
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Solomon
Son and successor of David
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Tutenkhamen
Son of Akhenaten, last of his royal family to rule during the end of the 18th Dynasty
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Epic of Gilgamesh
An epic poem from Mesopotamia, and among the earliest known works of literary writing.
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Hatshepsut
First female pharaoh who expanded Egypt through trade
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Covenant
an agreement
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Satrapy
the territory governed by an official known as a satrap
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Nome/Nomarch
regions in pre-dynastic Egypt (nomes) were ruled by nomarchs
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Exodus
the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt
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Monotheism/polytheism
Monotheism is belief in one God and Polytheism is the belief in many Gods.
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Phoenicians
Created the phonetic alphabet
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What were each of the periods/kingdoms of Egyptian history known for?
Old Kingdom- people living in the Nile Valley first began to produce art and architecture Middle Kingdom- second period of stability and prosperity New Kingdom- rulers started being referred to as "pharaohs" and Egypt began trade with foreign powers
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