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Created their own empire in western Asia. Were the first of the Indo-European peoples to make to make use of iron.
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A time period that used bronze, proto wrtining, and other featuers of early civiliaztion. The summerians were the first to make bronze out of copper and tin.
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The Israelites emerged as a distinct group of people, organized tribes, who established a united kingdom known as Israel.
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The first woman to become a Pharaoh. She biult a great temple at Dier el Bahri, near Thebes.
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Egyptiains portrayed the Middle Kingdom as a golden age-an age of stabilty.
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Is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC. The New Kingdom was a time of great prosperity in Egypt.
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Sixth and best known ruler of the first dynasty of Babylon. He was known for his set of laws, once considered the oldest promulgation of laws in human history.
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Kingdoms that had resisted Assyrian expansion weaken themselves with divisions. The Assyrians overrun then and create a great empire.
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The age of prosperity and splender. The monarchs of the Old KIngdom were powerful rulers over a unified state.
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Took 100,000 Egyptains 20 years to build the Great Pyramid. The Great Pyramid of King Khufu still stands as a visable symbol of the power of Egyptiain pharaohs.
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Sumerians created the writing system called cuneiform.
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Hieroglyphics meaning "priest-carvings", or "sacred writings". A formal writing system used by the ancient Egyptians that combined logographic and alphabetic elements.
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The Agricutlural Revolution gave rise to more complex humans societies that became known as the first civilizations. Shift from hunting animals and the gorwing of food .
