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world history ch 2 DC
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10th Grade
09/22/2013

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Japheth, Shem, Ham
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Sons of Noah
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Japheth
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fair skinned indo-European
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descendents of Japheth
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Greeks, Romans, French, Spanish, Persians, Medes, Germans, Anglo-Saxons, Slavs, Russians, Celts
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Shem
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dusky, dark, Semites
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descendents of Shem
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Arabians, Jews, Assyrians, Chaldeans
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Ham
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to be hot or black - Egypt
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descendents of Ham
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Egyptians, Ethiopians, Sudanese,m Hittites, Amorites, Nubians, Africans, Orientals, Canaanites
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Nimrod
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first great leader after the flood
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Nimrod
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one who rebels
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Nimrod
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a mighty hunter in the face of God
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Nimrod
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builder of the Tower of Babel
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Akkadians
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migrated north from the Arabian peninsula. first to conquer and control the Sumerian city-states
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Akkad (later became Babylon)
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Capital city of Akkadian Empire
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Sargon
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Akkad's king,very powerful (2350-2330)
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Semitic languages
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Hebrew, Arabic, Babylonian
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Semantic nations
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from Shem
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Akkadians
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defeated by nomadic invaders
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Hammurabi
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greatest leader of Babylon (1792-1750)
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Hammurabi
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published a set of laws that dealt with criminal and civil laws.
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during Babylonian empire
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city-states lost their autonomy and a centralized government was set up.
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Marduk
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new deity (god)introduced during Babylonian empire
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Hittites
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descendents of Ham.
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Hittites
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first group to us tools and weapons made of iron.
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2400-2300 BC
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the Flood
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2350-2125 BC
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the Akkadians
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1800 - 1600 BC
Definition
Babylonians/Amorites
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1400-1200 BC
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Hittites
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1100-609BC
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Assyrians
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625- 539 BC
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Chaldeans
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539 BC
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Fall of Babylon
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539-331 BC
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Persians
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539-530 BC
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Cyrus
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522-486 BC
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Darius
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1200 BC
Definition
Moses lead the Hebrews in their exodus
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Nineveh
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capital of Assyria
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Jonah
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hated Nineveh
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Chaldeans
Definition
rebuilt and revived the Babylonian Empire
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Greatest leader of the Chaldeans: aggressive, ruthless,strong military leader
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Assyrians
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cruel, brutal, terrorized Egypt
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Belshazzar
Definition
had a dream that David interpreted.
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Persians
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defeated the Chaldeans. Not cruel.
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Cyrus
Definition
lead the Persians and Medes in battle
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Darius
Definition
Behistun rock - inscribed with his conquests
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Darius
Definition
expanded and rebuilt the empire. Drew up laws.
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Zoroasterism
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Persian religion
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Monotheistic
Definition
belief that there is only one God
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Persian religion
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battle between good and evil, people judged for their actions.
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Phoenicians
Definition
descendants of Canaanites
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Phoenicians
Definition
Sailors or Traders, traveled as far north as British Isles
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Phoenicians
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gave us our first alphabe4t
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Punic wars
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series of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage
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Abraham
Definition
father of Hebrews
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Torah
Definition
Jewish Law, scripture
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Monotheistic
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Hebrews and Persian
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God's covenant with Abraham
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Land, descendants, blessing redemption to world
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Sarah
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mother of Isaac
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Hagar
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mother of Ishmael
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Isaac and Ishmael
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sons of Abraham
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Esau and Jacob
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Isaac's sons = deceit
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Moses
Definition
adopted son of Pharaoh's daughter
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Moses
Definition
lead the Hebrews in their exodus
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burning bush
Definition
how God spoke to Moses and revealed his plan of using him and releasing the Hebrews from bondage
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Angel of Death
Definition
Last of the ten plagues
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the law
Definition
10 commandments
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40
Definition
years in the wilderness
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Joshua
Definition
the new leader of the Hebrews. brought them into Canaan
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Saul, David, Solomon
Definition
3 kings in the new land
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Saul
Definition
bad, power hungry, didn't follow God
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David
Definition
fought Goliath. He was a man after God's own heart. Warrior.
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Solomon
Definition
David's son. Wise at first. Had the temple built.Allowed false gods in the temple.
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