western civ test 1

what does civilization refer to?

agriculture, specialized labor, technological process, cultural sophistication

where is the fertile crescent?

Upper and lower egypt, palestine, phoenicia, assyria, mesopotammia, elam (mediterranean sea)

who was hammurabi’s god?

Marduk

what natural defensive barriers did ancient egypt have?

red sea, mediterranean sea, sahara desert

who was the first pharaoh of ancient egypt?

Djoser

what was ancient egypt’s religion called

Ma’at

Why did the old ancient egyptian kingdom collapse?

instability and drought

what does the bronze age bring?

new weapons, chariots, metallurgy

who did egypt conquer?

Canaan, Syria, and Nubia

What did the Hittites contribute to the bronze age?

Metallurgy and Chariots

What are the 4 reasons the bronze age collapsed?

climate change, invasion, economic and social collapse, earthquakes

what did the phoenicians create?

the phenetic alphabet (22 letters and easy to use)

what did the Philistines introduce the Hebrews to?

Iron

Who settled in Jerusalem and started the Kingdom of Israel?

The Hebrews

Who made a state religion and taxed people?

David and Solomon

What were the Assyrians two important contributions

Cavalry and infantry

Who revolted against the Assyrians to create their own, economically prosperous empire?

The new babylonian empire

Who was the “good good” in Zoroastrianism

Ahura Mazda

who was the “evil spirit” in Zoroastrianism

Ahriman

who ruled Babylon?

Kassites and Assyrians