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32003572Iron Agethe period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons0
32003573HittitesA people from central Anatolia who established an empire in Anatolia and Syria in the Late Bronze Age. With wealth from the trade in metals and military power based on chariot forces, the hittites vied with New Kingdom Egypt over Syria (p.64)1
32003574Hatshepsutqueen of egypt (1503-1482). after husband's death (Thutmose II), she bestowed the title of pharaoh on herself and adopted all pharaonic customs, including wearing the false beard2
32003575Hatshepsutfemale pharaoh who expanded Egypt through trade3
32003576Akhenatenearly ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)4
32004402Ramesses IIA long-lived ruler of New Kingdom Egypt (r. 1290-1224 B.C.E.). He reached an accommodation with the Hittites of Anatolia after a standoff in battle at Kadesh in Syria. He built on a grand scale throughout Egypt.5
32004403An archaeologist excavating the ruins of a great palace on Crete named the palace and the civilization after its king. It is known to us as the ___________ civilization.Minoan6
32004404MycenaenFirst advanced civilization in Greece7
32004405shaft gravesA circle of graves at the base of a deep rectangular shaft8
32004406Linear Bmodern name for the script (composed of signs and pictures) in which Mycenaean Greeks kept records on tablets of clay9
32004407Neo-Assyrian EmpirePowerful and aggressive empire, first to rule many lands and peoples10
32004408mass deportationForcibly uprooting entire communities and resettling them elsewhere11
32004409Library of AshurbanipalContained official documents as well as literary and scientific texts12
32004410IsraelLand the Israelites occupy13
32004411Hebrew BibleCompilation of several collections of materials that originated with different groups, employs many vocabularies, advocated certain interpretations of events14
32004412First TempleWas built by Solomon to strengthen the link between religious and secular authority15
32004413monotheismAbsolute belief in Yahweh as the one and only god16
32004414DiasporaGreek word meaning dispersion or scattering17
32004415PhoeniciansName of a major element of the ancient population of Syria/Palestine18
32004416CarthageControlled the middle portion of the Mediterranean where Europe comes closest to Africa19
32004417Neo-Babylonian kingdomx20
32006035first site excavated in GreeceMycenae21
32009734Crossroads that link Anatolia, Egypt, Arabia, and MesopotamiaIsrael22

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