Built the Hanging Gardens, Made advances in astronomy

Kidnapped about 10,000 of the brightest Isrealites

One of the three Civilizations that counquered Assyria, Sometimes Known as the neo-Babylonians

Greastest ruler was Nebuchanezzur II 

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New Stone

Economy included domesticated animals and agriculture

Used sharp stones, plows and clay pots

Government had cities and Kings 

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Neander Valley, Germany

First to bury dead w/ items

Had small foreheads, chins and a short stature with a hunched posture and a wide nose 

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Migrated from asia around 30,000 bc

Forerunner of modern man 

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Protection

Food

Transportation (possible to sail easily both up and down) 

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Ruled 605-562 BC

Est. Babylon

Built Many Great things

Paved Babylon With stones that said "I built this" 

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United Upper and Lower egypt in 3100 BC, first time this had been done 

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Found by Napoleon's men

Written in Demotic Egyptian, Greek and Hydroglyphics

Key to breaking Hydroglyphics 

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Wedged Writing

Used by Sumarians

Pressed wedged stick into mud 

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Means "Sacred Writing"

Used by Egyptians (Preists) 

Broken with help of Rossetta Stone 

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Believed to have led Isrealites out of egypt

Delivered the "10 Commandments" 

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An area bordering the eastern side of the Mediterranean and Mesopotamia

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Recieved a revelation on the mountain

Taught:

Good vs. Evil

gods can't be seen

ends in final battle

good wins and goes to paradise 

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Father of the Hebrews

May have migrated from sumeria to Isreal 

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Knwon for extreme wealth

Wise

Built temple that contains the arc of the covenant 

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Made Jerusalem's the capital of the Israelites

 Moved the arc of the covenant to jerusalem

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Greatest babylonain ruler

Made the code of hammubrabi, which was a series of 282 laws based on and eye for an eye system, with preferential treatment shown to the rich

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Old Stone

Nomadic economy

blunt stone tools

strength based government

Discovered fire, animal skins and cave drawings 

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Mesolithic

Middle stone

Transition period

Hunting/Fishing settlements 

tools include handles on axes, bows and canoes 

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Ruled Egypt

known as the great or the builder

May have cheated as a builder

Signed earliest known treaty (w/ the hitties) 

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Speakers of early european and southeast asian languages????

I have no idea, i didnt write nything down for this one. 

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Step-Son of Claudius, Son of Aggripina

Became Emporer at age 16, had a power struggle with mom

Insane, Blamed for great fire of rome, Assassinated millitary commanders

Said "Today rome loses a great actor" as he died 

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Divided roman empire into east and west

West capital was was milan and east capital was nicomedia

Created titles of Augustus (president) and ceaser (Vice-President) 

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Publius Scipio was charged with hunting down Hanibal

Attacked carthage to draw him out of hiding

Named Scipio Africanus 

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Son of Hamlicar Barca

Lead an attack on rome once inside of italy used gurrilla tactics

Defeated by Scipio at battle of Zama

Committed suicide in Syria 

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2 of them

1 year terms

could veto each other and appoint a dictator

alternated power monthly 

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Everyone not a patrician

larger, lower class

Discriminated and mistreated 

gained power through strikes 

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High Scocial class

aristocats-origionally ruled 

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Means Phoenician

war with Carthage, descendants of Phoenicians

3 wars, over the course of which rome gains italian lands, spain and finally the rest of cartheginia. Results in rome becoming an empire 

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Brothers thought to have founded rome

Romulus killed remus 

Romulus first ruler of rome 

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Patricians 

100 members serve for life

finances, advised council & approved treaties 

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ruled for 6 months in times of emergency

had absolute power

could have power extended 

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Normal People, not nobiles

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first Christian emperor

changed capital to byzantium, then changed its name to Constantinople.

Called for the council of Nicea 

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Formed by Irene when she was excommunicated by Pope Leo II

Seperation from catholics

Believed jesus was man, then spirit, priests can marry, pope was fallible, patriarch instead of pope 

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Apostle-Saw jesus

Used to kill Christians

First great missionary

Writings defined Christianity 

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4 BC- 29 AD

Taught:

son of god, messiah

god was loving

forgiveness of sin

means savior 

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Roman Peace

Reign of Augustus-Marcus Aurelius

Christianity Began (started by jesus) 

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Ottoman Turks

In Asia minor

Replaced and counquered byzantine empire 

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Reconquered N. Africa, Sicily and itlay

Revised laws (Justinian's Code)

Tied Citizenship to church

Built St. Sophia's Church

Religious disagreement with wife, Irene over Jesus's nature

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High Class

Those who served empire; tax collectors, governement, etc.

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12 Tables/Tablets

Placed in the Forum for public accessibility

 Were written copy of laws for rome

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Helped revenge ceaser as Part of the Second Triumvent w/ octavian, in which he controlled asia

Allied w/ cleopatra and forced into war with octavian who had convinced the senate Marc was trying t destroy the republic

Committed suicide when he heard of cleo's capture

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Reformed Millitary & Started process/trend of appealing to people for power

Long Power struggle with sulla

Gained fame for capturing Jugurtha 

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Octavian Augustus

Adopted son of Julius Ceasar and Part of second Triumvate, controlled west

Defeated Marc antony in Battle of Actium (31 bc)

Est. New government, with the position of augustus

Reforms: Uniform taxes, childless couples taxed, emporer worship started 

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Origionally second in command to marius, whom he struggled with for power

Elected to council, signed peace treaty with mithrodites and became a dictator

Reforms: service and age req. for gov, commanders could not relocate their armys, senate declared war

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Member of first triumvirate, originally lt. of Sulla

Took credit for suppressing spartacus's revolt. 

Married Julia, when she died tensions rose w/ Ceaser 

Defeated and assinated in egypt after Ceaser drove him out fo rome.

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Captured Gaul in a 5 year military campaign

Defeated Pompey and became 10 yr dictator of rome

Pardoned Enemies, standardized taxes, granted selfgov. 2 Italian cities and Bought popularity

Assasinated by Brutus and Cassius, 4 being tyrant 

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