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1. Meroe (Kush)

The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.epic of hinduism in sanskrit; portrays the duties of relationships and how they work properly; one of the main teachings through the literature of hinduism; one of the two great epics of india & nepala small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their population

2. city-state

not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationThe southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.epic of hinduism in sanskrit; portrays the duties of relationships and how they work properly; one of the main teachings through the literature of hinduism; one of the two great epics of india & nepala small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)

3. jewish diaspora

The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationepic of hinduism in sanskrit; portrays the duties of relationships and how they work properly; one of the main teachings through the literature of hinduism; one of the two great epics of india & nepala small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)

4. ramayana

The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.epic of hinduism in sanskrit; portrays the duties of relationships and how they work properly; one of the main teachings through the literature of hinduism; one of the two great epics of india & nepalnot nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)

5. sumerians

The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.a small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)the people who dominated southern mesopotamia through the end of the third milennium bce; responsible for the creation of many fundamental elements of mesopotamian culture such as irrigation technology, cuneiform, and religious conceptions - taken over by their semitic successors; got off to a strong startnot nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their population

6. Xia Dynasty

The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)The first dynasty of China (ca. 2070 - ca. 1600 BC). They were established by the legendary Yu the Great.

7. lydians

The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationdefeated by cyrus II in 546 bce; invented coins in early 6th century; spoke anatolian language; coin system changed the world; big important contribution - stimulated trade & wealtha small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)

8. monotheism

The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.a small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationbelief in a single deity/divine entity; israelite worship of yahweh developed into an exclusive belief in one god, and this concept passed into christianity & islam; most popular religious are this

9. hieroglyphics

not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationThe southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventialized, recognizable pictures of the things represented; used papyrusa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)

10. indian river valley civilization

known as the harappa civilization because its capital was at harappa; mohenjo-daro was a main city; river flooding twice a year; mid 3rd millen. bce; most successful 2600-1900 bcenot nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.

11. Mohenjo Daro

not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)'Mound of the Dead,' most likely one of the largest cities of the ancient Indus Valley CivilizationThe southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.

12. phoenicians

founded carthage in ca. 800 bce; located on eastern mediterranean coast; invented the alphabet which used sounds rather than symbols like cuneiform; semetic-speaking canaanites living on the coast of modern lebanon and syria; engaged in widespread commerce; organized in city-statesnot nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.

13. Iron Age - 1300 B.C.E

This is characterized by a shift in tools and weapons, as well as, the introduction of alphabetic characters and the development of written language.The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)

14. mesopotamia

The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa region between the tigris and euphrates rivers that developed the first urban societies. in the bronze age this area included sumer & the akkadian, babylonian, and assyrian empires; in the iron age, it was ruled by the neo-assyrian and neo-babylonian empires; aka the land between the rivers; created the invention of the wheel; contains the fertile crescenta small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)

15. Catal Huyuk

not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.Turkish for 'fork mound'. Neolithic settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7500 BCE to 5700 BCE, it is the largest and best-preserved Neolithic site found to date.

16. paleolithic age

period of the stone age associated with the evolution of humans; predates the neolithic period; aka the old stone age; they ewre concerned with food supply; used stone as well as bone tools; nomadic hunters and gatherersThe southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.a small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their population

17. Ashubanipal

a small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.Last great king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. He established the first systematically organized library in the ancient Middle East, which survives in part today at Nineveh. Despite being a popular king among his subjects, he was also known by for his exceedingly cruel actions towards his enemies. Some pictures depict him putting a dog chain through the jaw of a defeated king and then making him live in a dog kennel. Many paintings of the period seem to exhibit pride in his malice and brutality.not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their population

18. hammurabi

a small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationfirst king of babylon; amorite ruler of babylon (r. 1792-1750 bce); conquered many city-states in southern and northern mesopotamia and is best known for a code of laws, inscribed on a black stone pillar, illustrating the principles to be used in legal cases; designed a legal code that gave punishment based on crime and social status, relied on the principal of lex talionisThe southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.

19. nebuchadnezzar

neo-babylonian king in the 6th century bce; created hanging gardens, one of the 7 wonders of the world; captured jerusalem in 587 bce; assyrian homeland and anatolia fell to neo babylonian kingdom; rebuilt babyloniaThe southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)

20. the gilgamesh epic

The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.a small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationan epic poem from mesopotamia & among the earliest known works of literary writing; themes & characters can be found in the bible; work of literature that sent a message

21. slash & burn agriculture

ancient form of agriculture; cutting down of forest/woodlands then burning them to create fields for an agriculture or pastures for livestock; practice has been abandoned; ashes fertilized land for cropsnot nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.

22. Artha-sastra

The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, authored by Kautilya.

23. Gilgamesh Epic

not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.Among the earliest known works of literature. Scholars believe that it originated as a series of Sumerian legends and poems about the protagonist of the story, the king of Uruk. Various themes, plot elements, and characters in this work can also be found in the Hebrew Bible in the stories of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (both stories involve a serpent) and the story of Noah and the Flood.

24. hittites

not nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.people from central anatolia who established an empire in anatolia and syria in the late bronze age; with wealth from trade in metals and military power based on chariot forces, the hittites vied with new kingdom egypt for control of syria-palestine before falling to unidentified attackers ca. 1200 bce; first two wheeled chariots and iron

25. the Olmecs

The southern capitol of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BCE - c. 350 CE. The base of a flourishing kingdom whose wealth was due to a strong iron industry, and international trade involving India and China.The first major Pre-Columbian civilization in Mexico. Their most familiar aspect is their artwork, particularly the aptly named Colossal Headsnot nomadic; a greek word meaning 'dispersal' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland; ex: jews spread from israel to west asia & mediterranean lands in antiquity & today can be found throughout the world; initiated when nebuchadnezzar destroyed the first temple & deported part of their populationa small, independent state consisting of an urban center & the surrounding agricultural territory; a characteristic political form in early mesopotamia, archaic & classical greece, phoenicia & early italy; associated with the greek polis; greek city states still exist (singapore, vatican city)

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