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Fertile Crescent

JARED DIAMOND

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Name:_______________________________________________ Date:______________ Viewing Guide: Teacher?s Answer Key Guns, Germs, and Steel: Episode 1 Directions: Before viewing the fi lm, read each question below so you know what information and ideas you should be looking for as you watch Episode 1. Record your answers to each question by providing as many facts, details, and examples as possible to answer each question. Be prepared to discuss your answers with the class and to use them as you work on a project. 1. According to Jared Diamond, what are the three major elements that separate the world?s ?haves? from the ?have nots?? Answer: Guns, germs, and steel 2. Jared Diamond refers to the people of New Guinea as ?among the world?s most culturally

world history quick quiz 2

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Chapter 2 Section 4 Groupwork Why were the Assyrians so successful at conquering others? What were some of harsh tactics used by the Assyrians? How were the Persian and the Assyrian Empires different politically and socially? What caused the Persian Empire to decline after the death of Darius?
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APWH Ch. 3 Notes

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SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Erica Gonzales Pd.1 AP World History 09/14/12 Chapter 3: The Mediterranean & Middle East 2000-500 B.C.E. ? Late Bronze Age & Early Iron Age peoples migrated & resettled in the Mediterranean lands & western Asia, ? Influences from older centers in Mesopotamia & Egypt penetrated throughout western Asia & the Mediterranean. ? 2nd millennium B.C.E.= Many societies of the Eastern Hemisphere entered the Iron Age. ? Iron Age= use if iron instead of bronze for tools and weapons ? Three societies: - Assyrians of northern Mesopotamia - Israelites of Israel - Phoenicians of Lebanon & Syria ? These societies evolved into new political, cultural, & commercial centers, after the decline of the dominant ancient centers throughout the 3rd & 2nd millennium B.C.E.

Ancient Near East

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Ancient Near East Hittites Assyrians Persians Coinage Babylonian ?Neo Babylonian Egypt Kingdom Old middle Kingdom Pre-dynastic unification Upper Egypt South Lower Egypt North Hellenistic Kings list Narmer Egyptian Language Semantic Menkaure MNKR Mukepivos Mycerinos Rosetta Stone Ancient greek Demotic Hieroglyphic Ashlar Masonry Ephesus Pantheon Divine Sanction Indo-european Post & Lintel
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The Impact the Epic of Gilgamesh has Today

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Epic of Gilgamesh

Christian Rust Mr. Spence Honors English II 1st period March 6, 2013 The Impact the Epic of Gilgamesh has Today Although written thousands of years ago, the Epic of Gilgamesh, continues to be relevant to today?s questions that people are pondering about and examining when in fact the Sumerians were asking themselves some of those same questions and their answers to them were examined and written in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Teenagers foolish behavioral pattern are evident in the epic as well. This epic includes many realizations and answers that respond to some of today?s questions and still hold true today as they did thousands of years ago.

Syrian Protests

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Backgrounder for Syrian Protests (Security Council) Decades of living under oppressive dictatorships has led the people of the Middle East Arab world to rise up and stake their claim for democracy. The Middle East Arab nations are in unprecedented turmoil. The most recent, as well as the bloodiest, the ongoing Syria uprising is yet another result of a country of the Middle Eastern oppressed by a dictating government. The protest

ch10 outline

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Chapter 10, Agriculture, Key Issue I ? CREATEDATE ?8/4/08 5:53 AM? I. Where Did Agriculture Originate? A. Origins of Agriculture 1. Hunters and Gatherers a. Contemporary Hunting and Gathering 2. Invention of Agriculture 1. Two Types of Cultivation B. Location of Agricultural Hearths 1. Location of First Vegetative Planting 2. Location of First Seed Agriculture a. Diffusion of Seed Agriculture C. Classifying Agricultural Regions 1. Differences Between Subsistence and Commercial Agriculture a. Purpose of Farming b. Percentage of Farmers in the labor Force c. Use of Machinery d. Farm Size e. Relationship of Farming to Other Businesses 2. Mapping Agricultural Regions ? II. Where Are Agricultural Regions in Less Developed Countries? A. Shifting Cultivation

The Earth and It's peoples Ch. 1

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SEQ NLI \r 0 \h ?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h Chapter 2 (second part of chapter 1 in textbook) - The First River-Valley Civilizations, 3500?1500 b.c.e. I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Mesopotamia A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Settled Agriculture in an Unstable Landscape 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Mesopotamia is the alluvial plain area alongside and between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The area is a difficult environment for agriculture because there is little rainfall, the rivers flood at the wrong time for grain agriculture, and the rivers change course unpredictably.

Chapter 3 outlines

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Name___________________________________________________________________________________ Period_____ Date__________________ Technological and Environmental Transformations to c. 600 BCE Chapter 3: The Mediterranean and Middle East, 2000-500 B.C.E. Terms-Identify and explain the significance. Make flashcards or use Quizlet to complete- http://quizlet.com/? Iron Age Hittites Hatshepsut Akhenaten Ramesses II Hyksos Minoan Mycenae Shaft graves Linear A Linear B Neo-Assyrian Empire Ashur Mass deportation Library of Ashurbanipal Israel Hebrew Bible First Temple Monotheism Diaspora Phoenicians Carthage Murex snail Phoenician Triangle Neo-Babylonian kingdom ? Questions Answers: 1-2 sentences for most answers

Changes in the Ancient Near East

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Carla Willhite 1 Mr. French AP Art History Chapter 2 Essay 2 November 11, 2011 Essay 2 The changing political map of the Ancient Near East promoted creative innovation in cultures belonging to the Sumerians, the Akkadians, and the Babylonians. Newly formed cities allowed for the growth and prosperity of culture, economics, government, and art.

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