World History: Ancient Near East

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2234-2218 BCE

Akkadian Empire Dates

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1894-1600 BCE

Babylonian Empire Dates

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626-539 BCE

Neo-Babylonian Empire Dates

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1600-1180 BCE

Hittites Dates

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1365-609 BCE

Assyrian Empire Dates

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550-331 BCE

Persian Empire Dates

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1500-300 BCE

Phoenician People Dates

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Sargon the Great

Leader of the Akkadians

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King Hammurabi

Leader of Babylon

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King Suppiluliuma

Leader of the Hittites

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Cyrus the Great, Darius 1, Zoroaster

Leaders of Persia

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King Hiram of Tyre

Leader of the Phoenician People

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The First Empire

Akkadian Empire Traits

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Hammurabi's Code (Criminal, Civil, and Laws for the Powerless)

Babylonian Empire Traits

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Rebuilding (Canals, Temples, Walls, and Palaces), The Ishtar Gate, The Hanging Gardens, and Astronomy

Neo-Babylonian Empire Traits

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Iron Working

Hittites Traits

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Warrior Empire, Well Planned Cities, Glassmaking, Some of the First Libraries, and the Lock and Key

Assyrian Empire Traits

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Tolerant of the People They Conquered and Their Culture, Well-run Bureaucracy, Roads/Royal Roads, Mail Systems, and Barter and Money Economy

Persian Empire Traits

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Sailors/Traders/Manufacturers, Set up Colonies, Scrolls/Books/Rolls of Paper, and The Phoenician Alphabet

Phoenician People Traits

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Bureaucracy

A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials

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Animism

The attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.

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Villages to Cities

Population Increase, Well Defended/In a Hard to Attack Location, Diverse Economy/Economic Opportunities, Irrigation, and Trade

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Writing, Public Works, Arts and Architecture, Social Classes, Job Specialization, Complex Religions, Governments, Cities

Basic Features of a Civilization

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Language and Culture, Astronomy and Mathematics, Technology, Achievements in the Arts, Literature

Legacies of Sumerian Civilization

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Water, Irrigation, Fertile Soil, Consistent Elevation, and Clay

How Does Geography Impact Where and How People Live?

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A Group of People Who Work Together For a Common Good, Are Citizens/Members to A Society They Made, and Share Common Beliefs to What is Civil/Acceptable Behavoir

Civilization

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A United Nation Consisting of a Group of Regions, Countries, or City-States Controlled by One Ruler of Government

Empire

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Personal Signature, Amulet, Restricting Access (Containers, Rooms, or Houses), Authenticating a Transaction

Cylinder Seal

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