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Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Define empire | A large political unit or state usually under a single leader that controls many people/territories |
| Define Hittites | The 1st Indo-Europeans to make use of iron |
| Define The Black Land | Fertile Egyptian land |
| Define theocracy | a government by divine authority |
| Define assyrians | they used terror as an instrument of warfare |
| Define Judaism | the religion of the Israelites |
| Define Sumerians | the creators of the 1st Mesopotamian civilization |
| Define Phoenicians | Use 22 signs to represent the sounds of their speech |
| Define Persians | ruled by Cryus |
| Define cuneiform | wedge-shaped writing |
| Mesopotamian civilization refers to the achievements of people from what three general areas? | Assyria, Sumer, and Akkad |
| Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers? | Tigris and Euphrates |
| What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek? | (Land) Between the Rivers |
| Define Darius | the leader of the Persian empire, he extended it to become largest empire in the world at that time |
| Define Jews | they did not give up their beliefs or adopt the religion of the conquerors |
| Define ten lost tribes | scattered Israelites |
| Why was hieratic script used? | for business transactions, record keeping, and the general needs of daily life |
| What resulted as farming in ancient Mesopotamia increased? | it enabled civilization to emerge |
| Define Hammurabi | he is remembered for his law code which is a collection of laws for Mesopotamian society |
| What group created the first empire in world history? | Akkadian |
| Define King Solom | Israel's greatest king |
| Define the Great Sphinx | huge figure carved from rock guarding the Great Pyramid at Giza |
| Define Egyptians | They believed the sun was the source of life and was worthy of worship |
| Define Upper Egypt | the land upstream from the Nile River |
| Define Lower Egypt | the Nile Delta |
| Define Nile River | it begins in the heart of Africa and runs Northward for more than 4000 miles |
| Define city-state | the basic unit of Sumerian civilization |
| Define polytheism | belief in many gods |
| Define monotheism | belief in one god |
| Define the wheel | its invention mande transport of goods much easier |
| Define Sargon | leader of the Akkadians |
| Define arranged marriages | parents arranged marriages for their children |
| What were the three goods the Phoenicians produced for foreign markets? | purple dye, glass, and lumber |
| What were the three major periods in Egyptian history | Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New kingdom |
| What are the three Sumerian inventions | wagon-wheel, sundial, and arch |
| Code of Hammurabi (1) | Collection of laws the provided great insight into social conditions of the day |
| Code of Hammurabi (2) | it was based on a system of strict justice |
| Code of Hammurabi (3) | Penalties fro criminal offenses were severe and they varied according to the social class of the victim |
| Code of Hammurabi (4) | it took seriously the duties of public officials |
| Code of Hammurabi (5) | Officials who failed to solve crimes had to make personal payment to the victims or their families |
| Code of Hammurabi (6) | Judges could be penalized for ruling incorrectly on a case |
| Code of Hammurabi (7) | The law code included consumer protection laws |
| Code of Hammurabi (8) | the largest category of laws focused on marriage and family |
| Code of Hammurabi (9) | Parents arranged marriages for their children |
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