Ancient Civilizations by Elizabeth Hart

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  1. 4. dynasty that succeeded the Shang and ruled for 800 years
  2. 6. In the New Kingdom, kings were called ________
  3. 7. Harappans traded with the people of this place
  4. 11. people of Mesopotamia who conquered Israel in 722 B.C.
  5. 14. Name of the Egyptians sun god
  6. 15. a herder and trader who, with his family, left Ur to settle in Canaan
  7. 16. literary work written down in 1850 B.C.
  8. 17. a temple made of sun-dried brick and decorated with colored tile
  9. 18. the worship of many deities
  10. 19. a line of rulers from one family
  11. 20. he developed a strong army, conquered the Medes and advance into neighboring lands during the 540s B.C.
  12. 21. He found a religion in which Egyptians worship only Aton, the sun-disk god
  13. 23. people who lived in the ancient city of Babylon and formed an alliance with the Medes from the east in 612 B.C.
  14. 25. Version that Champollion used to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics
  15. 27. what the Lydians developed: a _____ _____
  16. 29. where early Israelites lived
  17. 31. preached the world was divided "by a struggle between good and evil"
  18. 33. The god responsible for life, death, and rebirth
  19. 34. Darius I's son
  20. 35. People who lived in Asia Minor
  21. 37. The capital of Eqypt during the Middle Kingdom
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  1. 1. Egyptians built these to serve as tombs for their kings
  2. 2. where the Aramaean capital was located
  3. 3. the leader who ended the first dynasty
  4. 5. The mountain ranges on the north border of South Asia _______ ____ ________
  5. 6. Developed an improved alphabet
  6. 8. the first "empire builder" in Mesopotamia
  7. 9. the belief in one all-powerful god
  8. 10. an Israelite judge widely admired for her wisdom
  9. 11. settled around central Syria around 1200 B.C.
  10. 12. Sargon's people who were Semites
  11. 13. In 539 B.C. these people conquered the Chaldeans
  12. 22. river closest to Nineveh
  13. 23. the oldest writing system invented by the sumerians
  14. 24. first dynasty, extant in 1700 B.C.
  15. 26. took the throne after King Saul in 1012 B.C.
  16. 27. Seasonal winds that greatly affect the climate and shape how people live
  17. 28. a fortress
  18. 30. the best organizer among the Persian kings
  19. 32. another word for departure
  20. 36. He united Lower and Upper Egypt