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7522684175Norte Chico/Caral0
7522684176Indus Valley civilizationA Bronze Age civilization mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia1
7522697250Olmec civilizationPre-classical meso-america from 1200-400 BCE and is generally considered the forerunner of all subsequent mess-american cultures such as the Myans and Aztecs2
7522720033UrukAn ancient city of Sumer situated in the east of the present bed of the Euphrates river3
7522728105Epic of GilgameshA written piece from ancient Mesopotamia that is often regarded as the earliest forms of literature4
7522744715HarappaAn archaeological site in Punjab, Pakistan5
7522748843Mohenjo-DaroAn archaeological site in Sindh, Pakistan built around 2500 BCE6
7522762060Rise of the state/EmpireA central government that includes people of all different regions, cultures, and languages7
7522771701Ancient EgyptCivilization of northeast Africa concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile river8
7522776380SumerThe first Urban civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia9
7522778689PanebA villian, someone who stole, a criminal10
7522785575NubiaA region along the Nile river encompassing the areas between what is today central Sudan and southern Egypt11
7522796674Persian EmpireCryus, Darius, and Xerxes12
7522796675Athenian DemocracyWomen not included, male and land owners could vote, direct democracy13
7532333425Battle of Salamis480 BC, second assult on Greece, naval battle, Perisans loose14
7532333426Dark ages1,500-800 BC, econmic collapse15
7522804726Centeral Asia/ Oxus civilization16
7522816883Greco-Persian WarsSeries of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire of Persia and Greek city-states that started and ended in 449 BC17
7522816884Alexander the GreatA- Conqures Persia B- Spreads greek culture- hellenism C- Names 26 cities Alexandria18
7522819559Hellenistic EraThe time between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of the Roman domination, spreads great culture19
7522819560AugustusFounder of the Roman Principate and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC-14 AD20
7522819561Pax RomanaLong period of relative peacefulness21
7522825020Qin ShihuangdiThe founder of the Qin Dynasty and the first emperor of unified China22
7522833373Han Dynasty23
7522833374Trung TracLeader of the first Vietnamese independent movement24
7522837297Kushan EmpireSyncretic empire, formed by Yuezhi in the bacterial territories, first century25
7522839854Mauryan EmpireA geographically extensive Iron Age historical power founded by Chandragupta Maurya which dominated ancient India between c. 322 and 187 BCE.26
7532333427Mycenaean civilization2,000 BCE, mainland Greece, warlike- desifer their language27
7532333428Minoan civilization2,000 BCE, Crete, large city, Knossos, peaceful28
7522839855AshokaIndian emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty who ruled all of the India subcontinent from 268-232 BCE29
7522843787Iliad and the Odyssey30
7522843788Shang Dynasty1750-1027 BC, the first major Chinese empire centered around the Yellow and Yangze rivers31
7522843789HittiesThe first major military culture that developed iron weapons and conquered Anatolia32
7522847290Neo-Assyrian Empire911-612 BC, the largest state empire in Anatolia that also constructed the first known library of Ashurbinapol33
7522847291Phoenician EmpireImmerse sea-going empire which established colonies around the Mediterranean, also developed our 26 letter alphabet34
7522849937Diaspora35
7522852545Library at Ashurbinapol36
7536565644PersepolisA- Capital of the Persian empire B- Alexander the Great conquered this city37
7536593659Rosetta StoneA- Hieroglyphs, coptic, and greek B- Français Champollion38
7536620683Egyptian burial portraitA- Found in the pyramid of manure B- Shows a positive view of the afterlife39
7536628893Egyptian burial statueA- Pharaoh and his wife in the burial chamber B- First culture that created statues of women40
7536639594The great pyramids of Giza2,500 BC 40-50 years to build A- Tombs for Pharaohs B- Biggest structures in the world until the Eiffel tower41
7536657324The Sphinx2,500 BC 65 feet tall, 250 long A- Pharaoh and a lion B- Symbolic protector of the tomb42
7536672037Death mask of King TutA- The best preserved object from ancient Egypt B- The curse of the mummy43
7536691977Greek theater at Epidauris350 BC A- Seats about 25,000 people B- Acustically perfect44
7536703877The Parthenon450 BC A- Temple to the goddess of wisdom B- Entasis- visually beautiful45
7536721472Greek discabolas (disk player)500 BC A- More anatomically correct B- Admired nudity46

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