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Begins recorded Sumerian history
When Sumerian's reached 1st high point of cultural development as group of independent city-states |
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Semitic warrior king who, by conquest, united Sumerian city-states
History's 2nd great empire builder |
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| When a different & written language supplanted Sumerian as spoken language |
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Start of 3rd dynasty of Ur with Ur-Nammu as King
Golden age of Ur |
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| way of life of group of people |
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when culture includes:
mastery of food supply,
specialized division of labor,
written language,
organized form of civil government,
& development of arts and sciences |
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| process of transmitting cultural heritage of people from 1 generation to next |
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when Abraham left Ur
Height of Sumerian civilization
Epic of Gilgamesh written
Sumer conquered (by Amorites & Elamites) |
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Creation
beginning of recorded history |
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Flood
rise of Sumerian civilization |
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Fall of Roman Empire
starts Medieval history |
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Renaissance/Reformation
starts Modern history |
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| (Know this map [pg 9] for test) |
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| 4 classes of Sumerian society |
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| Nobles, commoners, clients, slaves |
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| oldest lit. work other than Bible |
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| long poem with dignified form, tells story of a great hero |
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1st noted ruler of Babylon
wrote law code |
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| greatest achievement of Old Babylonian Empire |
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| 1st empire to rule Middle East after Sumer |
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conquered Babylon
dominated Asia Minor
1st people-group to use iron extensively |
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conquered Hittites
had prophet Jonah |
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Assyrian Capital
& when it fell |
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| established Assyrian Empire |
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conquered Assyria
known for Hanging Gardens (until recently)
Took Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego captive |
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Nabopolassar's son
took Judah captive |
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defeated Neo-Babylon
teamed up with the Medes, before turning on & conquering them |
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1st Persian King
God, thru Isaiah, called him "My shepherd" and "My anointed" |
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2nd Persian ruler
established world's 1st postal service
1 of 2 kings under which Persia reached greatest extent |
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3rd Persian ruler
called Ahasuerus
husband of Queen Esther
1 of 2 kings under which Persia reached greatest extent |
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last noted Persian ruler
had Nehemiah as cupbearer |
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| false, pagan religion of Persian kings |
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God's promised land to Jews
sometimes called Canaan or Palestine |
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| Judaism, Islam, Christianity |
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the 3 monotheistic religions
view Promised Land as Holy |
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patriarchs
in order: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, (12 sons) |
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| founding fathers of nation of Israel |
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| phonetic writing system in which letters represent sounds |
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| ability to read & write one's own language |
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| when Israel was greatest nation in world |
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| When Israel (Northern Kingdom) fell to Assyria |
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| When Judah (Southern Kingdom) fell to Babylon |
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| date of Jerusalem's destruction |
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| Jewish laws and traditions |
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| Biblical, Rabbinic, & Modern Hebrew |
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| 3 stages of Hebrew language development |
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controlled Middle East for >1000 years
capital is Constantinople |
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another name for Constantinople
(capital of empire by same-ish name) |
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| Where Mohammed lived and had to flee from |
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"flight"
when Mohammed & followers had to flee his hometown |
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| 1st missionary to Muslims |
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| 1st modern missionary to Muslims |
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| Classic (literary) & colloquial |
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| 2 varieties of Arabic language |
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