abeka history 10 section 3.1
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babylon
first to rule after sumer; central portion of the fertile crescent
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babylon
(2000-1700 BC)
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“the gate of God” or “to confuse”
what does babel mean?
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sumarian
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Babylon rebelled against __________ rule around 2000 B.C.
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Babylon rebelled against __________ rule around 2000 B.C.
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hammurabi’s
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________________ rule officially started the babylonian empire
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________________ rule officially started the babylonian empire
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cuneiform
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babylon is known for their __________ writings including the epic of gilgamesh (oldest)
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babylon is known for their __________ writings including the epic of gilgamesh (oldest)
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epic of gilgamesh
the oldest work of literature
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enuma elish
“babylonian genesis”
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place-value notation
greatest *mathematical* achievement
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law code
what was babylon’s greatest achievement?
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justice
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law codes create a sense of **________**
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law codes create a sense of **________**
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justice
the use of authority and power to uphold what is right, just, or lawful
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hittites
(1700-1100 B.C.)
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hittites
large empire located in asia minor
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iron
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the hittites were the first empire to use ______weapons
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the hittites were the first empire to use ______weapons
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assyrians
(1100-600 B.C.)
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tiglath-pileser I
conquered babylon and set up assyrian empire
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nineveh
capital of assyria
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israel
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the assyrians captured northern kingdom of ______
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the assyrians captured northern kingdom of ______
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ashurbanipal
built the world’s first great library
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new babylonian empire
(600-540 B.C)
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chaldeans
conquered assyria during **nabopolassar’s** rule
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arabia
where are the chaldeans from?
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nebuchadnezzar
who conquered the fertile crescent and southern israel
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persian empire
(540-340 B.C.)
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cyrus of persia
who conquered babylon?
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rebuild
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in 536 B.C. cyrus allowed the israelites to return to jerusalem to ________ their temple
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in 536 B.C. cyrus allowed the israelites to return to jerusalem to ________ their temple
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darius and xerxes
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the greatest extent of persian power was **under the rules of ________ and _________**
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the greatest extent of persian power was **under the rules of ________ and _________**
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darius
first postal system
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xerxes (ahasuerus)
husband of queen esther
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artaxerxes
xerxes’ successor; **nehemiah** was his cupbearer
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zoroastrianism
false religion of persia
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under the law
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the persian ruler *was_______ ____ _______*
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the persian ruler *was_______ ____ _______*