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Chapter 1: Early Civilizations
Dates, objects, people, and places.
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History
10th Grade
09/19/2012

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Sargon I
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A ruler that established the first known empire(Akkadian Empire)
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Hammurabi
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The 6th king of the Amorites who united the land of Mesopotamia
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Epic of Gilgamesh
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A Babylonian epic poem about the adventures of the legendary hero Gilgamesh
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Menes
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He united Upper and Lower Egypt and ruled from White Walls (Memphis)
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Khufu
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A pharaoh the built the Great Pyramid at Giza
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Hatshepsut
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The first great woman ruler of Egypt
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Thutmose III
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The greatest Egyptian warrior-king
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Amenhotep II
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The pharaoh that would not release the Israelites from their bondage
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Rameses II
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During his reign Egyptians again started building great structures, and after his death Egypt declined
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Baal
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The pagan god of the Canaanites
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Abraham
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He was the chosen "father" of Israel
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Jacob
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He was the grandson of Abraham, and his name was changed to Israel which became the name of his nation
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Joseph
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A son of Jacob, he saved his family from famine by bringing them to Egypt where he had a position of power
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Moses
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He lead the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage to the Promised Land
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Joshua
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The leader of the Israelites after Moses who conquered the Promised Land
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David
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A Hebrew king "after God's own heart"
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Solomon
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David's son and under whom the Hebrew kingdom reached its peak
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722 B.C.
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In this year the Assyrians destroyed Samaria and carried away the Hebrews
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586 B.C.
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Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and carried away many Jews
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Sargon II
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He lead the Assyrians in 722 B.C. against Samaria
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Sennacherib
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He lead an army of Assyrians against Jerusalem where an angel slew 185,000 men in his army. He was killed by his 2 sons upon his return
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Ruler of the Chaldean Empire under whom the empire reached its height and who conquered Jerusalem
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Belshazzar
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Co-ruler of Babylon after Nebuchadnezzar under whom the Chaldean Empire fell
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Cyrus
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King of Persia and one of the greatest conquerors who ever lived. He freed the Israelites from Babylonian bondage
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Croesus
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A Lydian king that confronted Cyrus and was captured and kept as a prisoner in the Persian royal court
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Zoroaster
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Started the Persian religion, Zoroastrianism
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Avesta
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The sacred writings of Zoroastrianism, the belief in one god (Ahura Mazda)
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