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Title: Modern Warka Date: 3200-3000 BCE Culture/Period: Sumerian Context: temple Patron: temple was to Anu but work did not have a patron Artist: Materials: mud bricks 4 stories above street level Bottom base is a ziggurat Temple (worship to gods) is on top Religious and government purposes Select leaders were only allowed to go to the temple Title: Modern Tell Asmar Date: 2700 BCE Culture/Period: Sumerian Context: hold beakers for religious rites, symbolized constant praying, votive offering Found underneath floorboards in a temple Patron: Artist: 2 ? feet War Side Title: Tell Muqayyar, STANDARD OF UR Date: 2600 BCE Culture/Period: Sumerian Context: Patron: Artist: Found in a tomb in a royal cemetery Materials: lapis lazuli and red limestone Peace Side

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THE FERTILE CRESCENT I. Geography A. The Fertile Crescent begins at the Isthmus of Suez, extends northward along the eastern end of the Mediterranean and swings in a half circle south of the highlands of Asia Minor and Armenia. It then curves southeastward ending at the Persian Gulf. B. Because it is shaped like a new moon, it is called a Crescent. C. The Fertile Crescent, like Egypt, was surrounded by deserts and mountains. 1. The areas were not as barren as those around Egypt. 2. Tribes of herdsmen lived in these areas and from time to time invaded the Fertile Crescent. D. The Tigris-Euphrates River Valley was the site of the earliest civilizations. 1. The Valley had various names throughout history. a. The Greeks called the northern part Mesopotamia (?between rivers?)

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For each section of Chapter 1, write 3-5 words that connect with each respective section. For each word, provide ample evidence from the section in support of the word. (Explanation must demonstrate an understanding of the section?s content) Chapter Introduction First Five thousand years ago, the Sumerians established to become the very first urban civilization. This civilization had its own characteristics as shown in the well-known heroic epic, The Epic of Gilgamesh; Enkidu, the wild beast of the words representing the earlier civilizations before the Sumerians, represented by the temple prostitute who displayed more of a comparison to Enkidu is Sumer?s divine traits, such as dependence of grain and live stock. Civilization

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Chapter 2 Vocab. Words Audree Co?Wed Dec 21 16:38:08 CST 2011 Civilization An ambiguous term often used to denote more complex societies but sometimes used by anthropologist to describe any group of people sharing a set of cultural traits Babylon The largest and most important city in Mesopotamia. It achieved particular eminence as the capital of the Amorite king Hammurabi in the 18th?century B.C.E. and the Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar in the 6th?century B.C.E Sumerians The people who dominated southern Mesopotamia through the end of the third millennium B.C.E. They were responsible for the creation of many fundamental elements of Mesopotamian culture- such as irrigation technology, cuneiform, and religious conceptions ? taken over by the Semitic successors Semitic

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Chapter 1 Vocab. Words Joseph Alexander?Sun May 12 01:14:58 CDT 2013 Natural Selection The biological process by which variations that enhance a population's ability to survive in a particular environment become dominant in a species over a very long periods and lead the the evolution of a new species? Evolution The biological theory that, over time, changes occurring in plants and animals, mainly as a result of natural selection and genetic mutation, result in new species. Australopithecine The several extinct species of human like primates that existed during the Pleistocene Era (Genus Australopithecus). Hominid The biological family that includes humans and human like primates. Bipedalism The ability to walk upright on two legs, characteristic of hominids Great Ice Age

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Non Western Art Ancient Near Eastern Art SABHAP: (Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Hittite, Assyrian, Persian) Ziggurats Invention if writing: ziggurats Often used hierarchy of scale Primary Focus Sumerian: worship Gods & power Akkadian: deification of the king Babylonian: focus on law and rules, protection Hittite: - (impressive buildings), no primary focus indicated Assyrian: influence rule of king Persian: glorify country & ruler Major works: Sumerian: Standard of Ur, Soundbox of a Lyre, Gudea Akkadian: Victory Stele of Naram-Sin Babylonian: Stele of Hammurabi Hittite: Lion Gate Assyrian: Lamassu, Lion Hunt Persian: Palace at Persepolis Egyptian Art Separated into three periods: Old Kingdom (2575-2134) Middle Kingdom (2040-1640) New Kingdom (1550-1070)

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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.

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