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- did rome fall due to earthquakes
- A member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food
- Akkad; usurps Akkadian throne and goes on to conquer Sumer and more creating the world's first empire
- Best known for it's Hammurabi's Code of law which states, "an eye for an eye"
- First civilization, invent the wheel + cuneiform
- A state that includes many nationalities, different languages, and different traditions ruled by one person
- What rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?
- State with political and economic control over surrounding countryside; basic units of Sumerian civilization
- Building materials used across Mesopotamia due to shortages of stone and wood
- Greek for "between the rivers"; name used for the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys and the region between them
- Babylonian; expanded his kingdom to conquer all of Mesopotamia, best known for his code of law
- 1. wanted all laws put into writing 2. wanted the right to serve in the senate
- they threatened to stop serving in the military (they made up whole thing p.m. so they had no choice)
- employed jobless with public works and gave public land to the poor, granted more roman citizenship, introduced new calendar based of egyptian
- the senate was threatened by his dictatorship and power
- they were unable to resolve if the senate or the political leaders should hold power
- What enabled the Greeks to win the third Persian war?a. the largest size of the Greek armyb. an agreement between Greek city states and the Roman empirec. the overthrow of King Darius the I by his son XERXESd. a combination of Athenian naval power and spartan land power.
- Who is the founder of the Persian empire?a Alexander.b. Darius.c. Cyrus.d. XERXES.
- Which compares the geography of the ancient Greek civilization with other ancient civilizations?a. Unlike other European civilizations ancient Greece occupied a large territory.b. Similar to most ancient civilization, Ancient Greece developed in a fertile river valleyc. And unlike most ancient civilizations, ancient Greece was made up of a series of islands and peninsulasd. Similar to other Mediterranean civilizations ancient Greece had a long sandy coastline with an abundance of deep water harbors.
- Which water was the most central trade and transportation in ancient Greece?a.Nile river.b.Euphrates river.c.Red Sea.d.Aegean sea.