World History Exam 1
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Abram (Abraham) enters Canaan year
2090
The Exodus from Egypt year
1446
Chaldean or Babylonian Empire year
612-539
Judah’s 70 year captivity in Babylon year
605-536
Persian Empire (began by Cyrus the Great, ended by Alexander) year
550-331
Howard Carter discovered what?
king Tut’s tomb
Zoroastrianism
would become the de-facto state religion of Persia (Iran)
what is regnal dating?
based off the reign of kings
Mesopotamia means what?
lend between the rivers
Where is Mesopotamia located in present-day?
Iraq and Syria
what does the fertile crescent include
Mesopotamia, Phoenicia, Palestine
Far East
Designate India and China
What is Mesopotamia called?
Cradle of Civilization
what is a civilization defined as?
a culture that has to attain a high degree of complexity, characterized by urban life
what was the environment like in early Mesopotamian life?
Swampy flood plain which was subject to irregular flooding
What was Tigris/Euphrates in Mesopotamia open to?
invasion and constant warfare
City state
Under city control
what was the early Mesopotamian writing system called?
Cuneiform
In early Mesopotamian life how common was slavery?
it was wide spread
What was the religion of early Mesopotamian life?
Polytheism
what was Sargon 1 also known as?
Sargon the Great
Who built the world’s first substantial empire?
Sargon 1
Where did the first substantial empire stretch across?
the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean
Who ruled Babylon?
Hammurabi
who is best known for his law code?
Hammurabi
What is Egypt also known as?
the gift of the Nile
what would the Nile do?
rose and fell with precision and black silt left behind
who had one of the longest lasting civilizations?
the Egyptians
what was the pharaoh believed to be?
both man and God
What was the pyramid?
a burial chamber for the pharaohs
who was mummified?
at first the pharaohs
What important language was on the Rosetta stone?
Egyptian hieroglyphics
who devised the first solar calendar?
Egyptians
The Old Kingdom period of Egyptian History
age of pyramids reaches zenith at Giza and enormous expenditure on pyramids led to its decline
How were the Hyksos overthrown?
in a national uprising
who was the first female pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
what was Amenhotep 2
a pharaoh
Akhenaton
pharaoh after Amenhotep 2
who is Tutankhamun?
king Tut
who’s tomb escaped looting and was found largely intact?
king Tut’s
who conquered to 10 tribes of Israel?
the Assyrians
who conquered the 2 tribes of Judah?
the Babylonians
Who were the Celts?
W. European peoples during the Iron Age
were are the Hittites from?
Asia Minor
Who was alleged to be an example of error in the Bible?
The Hittites