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Each city had its own God. Rivers were highly important. Ziggurat's were highly used and praised. God's controlled everything, and Kings were chosen by God's.
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12 independent city-states. Wars occurred over water rights and land boundaries.
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Early Aegean Civilizations
Minoans- Crete, wealth, magnificence, palaces. They were invaded and overpowered by the Mycenaean's. -
Mycenaean's borrowed from the Minoan culture, they were warriors
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Laws rested on the authority of the God's.
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Hitittes were people that were aggressive, had a well-trained army, and had the use of iron weapons and tools
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Assyria used siege weapons, armor, had efficient administrator's.
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Neo-Babylonia, Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon, hanging gardens
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Persian War
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Pericles - Period of outstanding achievement in sculpture, politics, drama, architecture, and philosophy
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Darius I Invaded Attica
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Xerxes invades with 250,000 men and 500 troops.
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Battle of Plataea resulted in a significant land victory for the Greeks. Triggered 'Golden Age' for Athens
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Commercial center, was the center of learning. Great library, had the largest Hebrew community. Septuagint
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Mingling of people, and interaction of cultures. Eastern religions moved westward. Numerous cities founded were based on the Greek Model; architecture, sculpture, drama, poetry, schools, and temples.
