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Chapter Two Review (review – noun - a looking at or looking over again)

Chapter Two Review (review – noun - a looking at or looking over again). Mr. Wyka - World History Honors. Scandinavian representation of the god Tyr. Circa A.D. 9 th century . Chapter 2 – Western Asia & Egypt 3500 – 500 B.C. . Key Events

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Chapter Two Review (review – noun - a looking at or looking over again)

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  1. Chapter Two Review(review – noun - a looking at or looking over again) Mr. Wyka - World History Honors Scandinavian representation of the god Tyr. Circa A.D. 9th century

  2. Chapter 2 – Western Asia & Egypt3500 – 500 B.C. Key Events • The Sumerians in Mesopotamia were among the 1st groups to develop a civilization, and they were the first (TWKO) to develop a system of writing. • Due in large part to the Nile, Egyptiancivilization was stable and prosperous. • Massive monuments, the pyramids, were built in the Old Kingdom to honor the pharaohs.

  3. Chapter 2 – Western Asia & Egypt3500 – 500 B.C. Key Events continued • The Israelites emerged as a distinct people. • The Phoenicians developed a phonetic alphabet, the ancestor of our own alphabet. • Many other empires rose and fell in this area during this time frame, but the largest and longest lasting of these were the Assyrian and Persian empires.

  4. Complete the following Important Phrase from Chapter 2.1 Civilization begins in …. Mesopotamia Pg 37

  5. The first civilization in Mesopotamia was that of the …. Sumerians Pg 38

  6. Around 2340 B.C., Sargon, ruler of the Akkadians, conquered the Sumerian city-states and set up the world’s first …. empire Pg 40 Cuneiform – “wedge” shaped

  7. The Law Code of ___________ , a collection of 282 laws, was based on a system of strict justice. Hammurabi Penalties in Hammurabi’s Law Code varied according to the _________ of the victim. social class Pg 41

  8. Society in ancient Mesopotamia was _______ (dominated by men). patriarchal Pg 41

  9. Egyptians called the rich land flooded annually by the Nile the _________Land. Black

  10. Sumerians created this system of writing, meaning “wedge shaped” around 3000 B.C. cuneiform Pg 42

  11. The name given to a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, that controls many peoples or territories: EMPIRE

  12. Four important Sumerian inventions: • The Wheel • The Arch • The Sundial • Bronze • from copper & tin • Number system based on 60 Pg 43

  13. Mesopotamia civilization grew up between what two rivers? Tigris & Euphrates Rivers Pg 37

  14. Egyptian civilization can be divided into 3 main periods… The pyramids were built in which period? Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom OLD KINGDOM Pg 47

  15. Which Egyptian god was slain by his brother, only to be brought back to life by Isis, his sister-wife? OSIRIS Osiris, Isis and Nephthys – top Osiris and Aton - left Pg 46

  16. A government ruled by divine authority is a … theocracy Pg 39 Four 65 ft tall statues of Ramses II

  17. This age lasted from 2050 to 1652 B.C. and was marked by stability, a new concern for the common people, and the expansion into Nubia: Middle Kingdom Pg 49

  18. The invasion of these people marked the end of the Middle Kingdom… the Hyksos Egypt created an empire and became the most powerful state in Southwest Asia during this period… NEW KINGDOM 1567 TO 1085 B.C. Pg 50

  19. From the Hyksos invaders, the Egyptians learned to make ____?_____ weapons and tools, a dramatic improvement over their copper weapons and tools. BRONZE Khopesh Pg 50

  20. The last pharaoh; sought to ally Egypt with Rome but chose the loser in a war of Roman generals. Cleopatra Pg 51

  21. New Kingdom pharaoh Akhenaton is known to us for… Introduced the worship of one god – Aton - and closed the temples of the old gods of Egypt. • The first woman to become pharaoh… • HATSHEPSUT of the New Kingdom Pg 50

  22. This term refers to a particular group of people who used a language derived from a single parent tongue. Greek, Latin, Persian, Sanskrit, and the Germanic languages are descended from this root language. Indo-European Pg 54

  23. The first of the Indo-European peoples (TWKO) to make use of iron… Hittites Pg 55

  24. The Phoenician culture is best known to us today for its … Alphabet Pg 56

  25. This group of Semitic speaking people lived south of the Phoenicians … Israelites • Belief in one God… • Monotheism Pg 59 Israelites in Ninevah

  26. This Macedonian conquered the Persian Empire in the 330s B.C. Alexander the Great Pg 64

  27. The first empire (TWKO) was the _________ Empire. Akkadian Sargon of Akkad

  28. NORTH The Nile River flows (north or south)? Northern Egypt where the Nile flows into the Mediterranean is called… LOWER EGYPT Why? Elevation

  29. The invention of cuneiform is credited to … the Sumerians Cuneiform payroll records of women in the temple service for 2 months. Pg 42

  30. Which Persian king extended the empire to its largest extent – to the largest empire the world had yet seen? Darius Pg 63

  31. The history of Egypt begins around 3100 B.C. when … Menes (Narmer) united Upper & Lower Egypt King Menes (Narmer) subduing his foes. Narmer Palette. Pg 47

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