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| first civilization in Tigris-Euphrates River, Mesopotamia |
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first king of the Akkadians, conquered all Sumerian city-states
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| Mesopotamian hero-king, who escaped death by going on fantastic journey to find the sole survivor of the great flood |
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| Most famous Mesopotamian king; known for the collection of laws that bears his name |
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Most important resource for Egypt
Best because so predictable
politically important |
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became first ruler to unify Egypt
creates first nation state in world history
becomes first Pharaoh (King) |
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| "Cheops" chose the desert plateau of Giza as site for largest pyramid ever |
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ended middle kingdom
pastoralist/barbarian tribe
first succesful invasion of Egypt in history |
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founder of Dynasty 12 and middle kingdom
reunited upper and lower egypt
established regency system |
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became Pharaoh, yet Egypt had declined in power
lost most of empire
succeeds in restoring Egyptian empire |
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| ancient tribe, started in Russia, broke up, languages diverged |
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developed revolutionary writing system
first known alphabet |
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began on the island of Crete
first civilization of Europe
based weath and survival on Trade |
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FIRST GREEKS
Not politically unified |
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wrote Illiad and Oddysey
social classes-aristocratic |
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common in history
population plummets
whole cities destroyed |
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dramatic recovery for Greece
population rises dramatically
Wealth Increases |
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