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religion was polytheism; made first official writing cuneiform; 60sec in a minute; wheel; 360 degrees; city-states Sumerians
Akkadian ruler; first to make a perminant army Sargon 1
Made the first empire; adopted sumerian writings and religion Akkadians
biggest city in mesopotamia; became very wealthy through trade Babylonians
King of Babylon; made a code of laws Hammurabi
several tribes that spoke related languages; came from the steppesnear the Black Sea then invaded Mesopotamia Indo-Europeans
people of war; made horse drwn chariots that held three people; mastered iron working techniques Hittites
masters of siege warfare; used terror to control people and scare enemies Assyrians
huge assyrian library that helped find valuable info Epic of Gilgamesh
took jews as slaves in battle; advanced in astronomy; developed calander ased on moon phases Chaldeans
built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Nebuchadnezzar
traded through the sea; created the art of glass blowing; created the first alphabet Phoenicians
religion was Judaism; most important book is the Torah in the hebrew bible; monotheism Hebrews
lived in Ur; god told him to leave to go to Canaan a.k.a the Promised Land; the first patriarch of the jews; God made covenant to him Abraham
led Israelites out of Egypt called the Exodus Moses
one of the largest empires of the ancient world; indo-european tribe Persians
led revolt against Medes;when he conquered a region he let the people keep their cultures; freed jews from slavery Cyrus the Great
made permanent army; ten thousand immortals; selected satraps to govern his cities/regions; built Royal Road; made persia wealthy through lots of trade Darius 1
son of darius 1; tried to conquer greece but failed like his father; last strong ruler of persia Xerxes
started the Zoroastrianism; belief of dualism: Ahura Mazda and Ahriman, good and evil Zoroaster
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