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7303261176civilizationsProductive agriculture technology, city living, distinct class and gender inequalities, and the emergence of power of states were all features of first...0
7303277846epic of gilgameshThe Mesopotamian myth of a king on a quest for immortality.1
7304994240abu simbelThe Egyptian temple with Pharaoh Ramesses II faces on it2
7305000934papyrusWhat did ancient Egyptians write on?3
7305003224MenesWhich pharaoh is listed first according to an ancient king list?4
7305005644NarmerWhat is the name of the Palette that shows Menes wearing the double crown (indicating the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt? (also another name for Menes)5
7305009983KideshWhich battle was with the Egyptians (who won) and the Hittites of Asia Minor that is engraved at Abu Simbel?6
7305015255DjoserWhich 3rd Dynasty pharaoh wanted to have a bigger mastaba (underground burial chamber) which gave rise to the later pyramids?7
7305019677OedipusWhich Greek mythology story made its way into Egypt and inspired the Sphinx to be built?8
7305023471OldWhich Kingdom"s collapse stopped the pyramids from being built?9
7305027924221 BCEWhen was the Great Wall of China built?10
7305029017empirelarge, aggressive political states that conquer, rule, and extract resources from other states/people and have a variety of nations and cultures under one political system.11
7305042247PersiaWhich empire was relatively tolerant, Indo-European (north of the Persian Gulf), had Biblical rulers such as Darius and Cyrus, and had a head god named Ahura Mazda?12
7305053580satrapsPersian governors of each province (23 in all)13
7305055517numbersThe Egyptians had _______________ on their side.14
7305056206bronzeThe Mesopotamians had ______________ on their side.15
7305059810ironThe Assyrians had __________ and infantrymen on their side.16
7305061251GreekWhich empire called themselves Hellenes, settled on the southeast European peninsula, had hundreds of city-states (500-5,000 male citizens), and focused on citizenship?17
7305064813776 BCEWhen were the first Olympics in Olympia, Greece?18
7305075380Greco-PersianThe wars between the Greeks and Persia when Ionia, a Persian province, was aided by the Athenians to seek independence. When the Greeks won it sparked their Golden Age.19
7305080398PersepolisWhere was the raid that Alexander the Great burned and looted; capital of Persia20
7305084354King Philip IIWhich Macedonian king took over/unified Greece (his son was Alexander the Great)21
7305086083Alexander the Greatthe ruler of Greece who embarked on a ten year journey to conquest the Persian Gulf; was hailed the "King of Asia" when he succeeded.22
7305088409fall1. A failed belief in the Empire, 2. Outside invasions, 3.Inner Revolts/rebellions, 4. Overextension, and 5. Financial collapse are all reasons that empires _________.23

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