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The Ancient: Near East early empires
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What years is the Near eats: early empires? | 7000- 1750 BC |
| what is this time period often called? | a time for invention |
| what is the Goldilocks theory of development? | With the right amount of struggle people will innovate |
| why did the people of Mesopotamia have to get creative? | their undependable water supply |
| what are 3 of the technological achievements of the Mesopotamians? | plow, smelting, weaving |
| what was the first smelted metal? | copper |
| what years were the bronze age? | 3000-1200 BC |
| what are the most abundant archeological finds? | pottery |
| what did the Mesopotamians develop at this time, using the stars? | astronomy |
| what type of boat did the Mesopotamians invent? | sail boat |
| what are the years for the city of Uruk? | 2300-2230 |
| who was the ruler of Uruk? | Sargon of Akkad |
| who was the ruler of Babylon? | Hammurabi |
| who wrote one of the earliest law codes, called Hammurabi's code? | Hammurabi |
| what year was Egypt discovered? | 2000 BC |
| Was the Nile river easily accessible? | yes |
| What was the ruler of Egypt called? | Pharoah |
| what years were the pyramids built in? | 3000-1800 BC |
| why were the pyramids built? | for Pharoah |
| what were the most important buildings in Mesopotamia? | religious buildings |
| what is the epic about a protest against death called? | Gilgamesh |
| what is the group of invaders that conquered lower part of Egypt called? | Hyksos |
| what are the years in which the Hyksos conquered Egypt? | 1800-1500 BC |
| what year did Pharoah reconquer Egypt? | 1500 |
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