West Civ Chapter 2 – Flashcards
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Minoan civilization flourishes
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1900-1500 B.C.E.
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Creation of the Hittite Empire
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1800-1400 B.C.E.
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Rise of Babylon under Hammurabi.
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1792 B.C.E.
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Hyksos invasion of Egypt and Second Intermediate Period
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1650-1550 B.C.E.
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Mycenaean civilization flourishes
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1600-1200 B.C.E.
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New Kingdom of Egypt established
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1550-1075 B.C.E
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Invasions of the Sea Peoples begin
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c. 1200 B.C.E.
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Philistine dominance in Palestine
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1100-1000 B.C.E.
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Hebrew kingdom consolidated
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1000-973 B.C.E.
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Israel and Judah divided
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924 B.C.E.
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Neo-Assyrian Empire founded
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883-859 B.C.E.
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Kingdom of Israel destroyed
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722 B.C.E.
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Fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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612-605 B.C.E.
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Fall of the kingdom of Judah
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586 B.C.E.
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Persian Empire consolidated
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539-486 B.C.E.
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A mysterious wave of invasions entered the Mediterranean world and destroyed almost all of the preexisting civilizations:
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in the second millennium B.C.E.
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After the collapse of Mycenaean Greece, a wave of destruction swept across the Near East and the Mediterranean world as a result of the invasions of the:
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Sea Peoples.
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Akhenaten represents one of the earliest moves, in Western history, toward:
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monotheism in religious practices.
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By 1500 B.C.E.:
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huge Mycenaean citadels were scattered across Greece.
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By the fourteenth century B.C.E., international relations were marked by:
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diplomatic standards, polite forms of address, gifts, and alliances.
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In Phoenicia's overseas colonies:
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power was wielded by a small number of elite families.
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In the Book of Judges, the Hebrew people:
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begin to settle and organize themselves into twelve tribes.
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Linguistically, the term Indo-European refers to:
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a hypothetical parent language from which many languages in Europe and the Near East descend.
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Neo-Assyrian dominance can be attributed to all of the following except:
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the extraction of regular, formal tribute from its vanquished foes.
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Philistine power was based in:
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the Pentapolis.
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The Babylonian Captivity of the Hebrews affected Judaism by:
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fostering a religious identity that transcended political realities.
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The Eighteenth Dynasty in Egypt produced many strong pharaohs, among them:
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Hatshepsut.
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The Hebrew cult of Yahweh:
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was significantly advanced by the Levites.
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The Late Bronze Age:
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was an age of superpowers.
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The Minoans remain somewhat mysterious to modern historians because:
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their written language has not yet been deciphered.
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The Mitannians introduced horse-drawn chariots to carry archers, but:
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their opponents soon copied their technology and battle tactics.
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The New Kingdom, particularly the Eighteenth Dynasty, was marked by:
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the rise of a wealthy aristocracy.
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The Phoenicians's greatest contribution to civilization was:
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their alphabet.
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The accomplishments of King Darius of Persia included:
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building roads for transport and postal service.
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The culture of the Hittites was:
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strongly militaristic, prone to conquest and colonization.
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The division of property and wealth in New Kingdom Egypt:
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favored the pharaoh, the officer class, and the temples of the gods.
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The division of the ancient kingdom of Israel was:
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provoked by Solomon's oppressive regime.
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The system of writing developed by the citizens of Ugarit:
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used an alphabet of about thirty symbols for the consonants.
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Two of the foremost Hebrew prophets who emphasized the ethical demands God makes on humans were:
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Amos and Hosea.
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Zoroastrianism taught:
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belief in two divine forces.
