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1. Sumerians

Conquers Medes, creates huge empire, releases the Jews from exile in Babylon and gives them money, held in high esteem for the GreeksFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worship

2. Neanderthal (religion)

Conquers Medes, creates huge empire, releases the Jews from exile in Babylon and gives them money, held in high esteem for the GreeksAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religion

3. Hebrews

Ancient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeConquers Medes, creates huge empire, releases the Jews from exile in Babylon and gives them money, held in high esteem for the GreeksFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worship

4. Cyrus the Great

In Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipConquers Medes, creates huge empire, releases the Jews from exile in Babylon and gives them money, held in high esteem for the GreeksFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlife

5. Romulus and Remis

Faced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipFounders of Rome, helped the poor (like Robin Hood), freed grandfather Numitor who had been displaced by his brother Amulius, Numitor gave them land to found own cityAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlife

6. Iliad and Odyssey

Ancient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipWritten by Homer, 1st tells story of Trojan War and 2nd tells the story of Odysseus's return home. Characters are Helen (most beautiful woman in Greece), Paris (guy who kidnapped her), Menelaus (Spartan king who was her husband), Hector (Trojan hero), Achilles (Greek hero), Agamemnon (king of Mycenae and Menelaus's brother), and Odysseus (came up with the wooden horse plan and embarked on a 10 year voyage home)

7. Punic Wars

In Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipSeries of 3 wars between Rome and Carthage | 1st-Both wanted city of Messina (on Sicily) so they fought and Rome won | 2nd-Hannibal (brilliant Carthaginian military leader) crossed the Alps with his war elephants and nearly took out Rome, but Rome attacked Carthage, causing Hannibal to return to Carthage | 3rd-Rome found some excuse to take out Carthage (their army left the city) so they killed burned Carthage to the groundAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religion

8. Roman Government

In Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeMade up of 100 senator who served for life, elected 2 consuls which was the highest position, this was all patricians. Eventually the position of tribune was added with originally 2 but then it was increased to 10. An emergency dictator would would be elected when there was an emergency, and was expected to give up his power when the emergency was over

9. Ancient Laws and their punishments

In Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionVery strict laws and harsh punishments, an eye for an eye, good examples are Hammurabi's code, The Laws of the Twelve Tables

10. Early Stone Age

Paleolithic Age, men hunt while females keep fires going, take care of kids, gather, and cook. Believed in afterlife because they buried their dead, cave paintingsAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worship

11. Golden Age of Democratic Athens

Ancient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionPericles strengthened Athenian Democracy, gives more power to poor, forms Delian League, which is an alliance between Athens and other city states, treasury on island of Delos, but Athens is worried that Persia will steal money, so they move it to Athens. They use money to beautify Athens

12. Stoics

In Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeFounded by Zeno, believe that one should live their life without emotion, philosophy of the Roman Empire, one should Steve government at state - different than CynicsFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religion

13. Zoroaster (religion)

Ancient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religion2 gods, Ahuramazda (god of good) and Ahriman (god of evil), adopted by Darius the Great, people could choose which god to follow, but in the afterlife, there will be a battle between good and evil, and good will always win

14. Mesopotamia

Faced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlife'Land between the two rivers'. Where the first civilizations started, negative religion because there was unpredictable flooding of the river - Civilizations - Sumer, Babylon, Assyria, etcIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worship

15. Decline of the Roman Republic

Years of war created economic chaos-since all the landowners were at war, that left the women and children to tend the farms. Latifundias increased unemployment and those people would flock to Rome in hope of jobs. To combat this, the army became professional so more people could join the army, but pay caused people to become loyal to the person paying them, not Rome. Caesar formed the first Triumvirate and then conquered RomeFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlife

16. Pericles

Faced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeProminent and influential Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens during the Golden Age, turned the Delian League into an Athenian empire - 3 main goals-Strengthen Democracy-Expand Athens Power-Beatify Athens

17. Upper and Lower Egypt

Upper Egypt was south, Lower Egypt was north. Named this way because the river flowed from south to north, so the north had a LOWER elevation, and vice versa. Lower Egypt was better for farming, and Upper Egypt was fancier because it has more gold (think fashion or jewelry)Faced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlife

18. Persian Wars

Ancient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeAthens supported a Ionian Greek revolt against Persian rule. After Persia put down the revolt, they wanted revenge. Battle of Marathon-Athenians heavily outnumbered but win using brilliant military tactics. Thermopylae-7000 Spartans/other men hold off 'a million' (more like 100,000) men for a long time. - Athens is burned to the ground. - Salamis-Athenian navy pounces on Persian navy and destroys itFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worship

19. Professional Armies vs Volunteer Armies

Faced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionOne of them gave pay, but caused loyalty to the individual giving the money rather than to Rome. The other was made of of wealthy landowners, but when the Latifundias popped up, this didn't work because less people owned land and could join the armyAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worship

20. Alexander the Great

Son of Philip of Macedonia, brilliant military leader who never lost a battle, goes to war and conquers Persia, always wants to kill Darius, but never does, thinks he is a god, gets paranoid and kills his friends because he believes the want to take his powerIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religion

21. Aristotle

Faced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeStudent of Plato, teacher of Alexander the Great, used money from Alexander to build the Lyceum - a college

22. Written Law Codes

Rules written by government (sent by the gods) that set rules for people to follow and punishments if they were not followed. Examples are Hammurabi's Code, The Ten CommandmentsAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religion

23. Rosetta Stone

In Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worshipUsed to translate hieroglyphics - 3 languages on it (hieroglyphs, demotic, Greek). We mostly knew the other two so we were able to use those to figure out what the different symbols stood forAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religion

24. Kingdom of Israel's Decline

Faced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionSome Hebrews begin to worship Baal so kingdom splits into North and South Judah. Judah - believe in Yahweh, Israel - believe in both - Israel conquered by Assyria and disappear, Judah people go to Babylon and keep religion - Babylon not like themAncient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worship

25. Legions

Ancient man had a religion. We know this because they buried their dead, which they would only do if they believed there was an afterlife. Also, they were buried with tools to be used in the afterlifeFaced many hardships throughout history, like slavery in Egypt or Babylon, fought the Philistines for the holy land (Palestine) and David defeats Goliath, some Hebrews worship Baal and this causes split in religionThe largest unit of the Roman army involving from 3000 men in early times to over 5200 men in imperial times, consisting of centuries as the basic units. Until the middle of the first century, 10 cohorts (about 5,000 men) made it upIn Akkad, hard to unify because of geography, Babylon biggest city, writing was cuneiform, had a negative religion with anthropomorphic gods, was an autocracy, used ziggurats for worship

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