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-1286 bc
-a bump in the Hittites gradual expansion when they encountered army of Ramses who was using the gift of the Nile to expand |
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-1560-1087 bc
-empire building era
-Book of the Dead
-Royal tombs moved to Valley of the Kings
-Calendar corrected to 365ΒΌ days |
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| Amnenhotep IV (Akhenaten) |
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-1364-1347 bc
-most controversial ruler
-promoted new god Aten
-been called 1st monotheist but he also considered himself god |
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-630-550 bc
-the creator of Zoroastrianism
-1st monotheist religion that pressed upon a good and evil
-was the center of faith |
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-700-500 bc
-revolution in political organization, artistic traditions, intellectual values, and social structures
-population growth
-spread of greek culture as well as growth led to extroadinary use of sources
-multiplicity of political and social forms |
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-499 bc
-Miletus, Ephesus, Chios, and Samoes revolt
-expel persian-appointed tyrants
-establish democracies & send ambassadors to the mainland to seek assistance |
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-479 bc
-established themselves as leaders after Persian War
-beat out Sparta for leader of Greek world b/c Sparta was to preoccupied w/ internal problems |
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-650-362 bc
-war b/w Spartans & Athenians breaks out
-after many years of was Athens win due to the fact that they were still intact
-Sparta begins to decay from w/n due to internal problems
-otherwise would of been strongest |
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-490 bc
-huge battle of persians against greeks
-greeks overcame the persians killing 6000
-miraculous victory
brought along the practice of ostracism |
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