Exam 2: The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 BCE

 In conquering peoples of many different languages,religions,and traditions over a vast area,Sargon of Akkad developed the world's first

 Nubia's most valuable natural resource was

Please define the following key terms. - Sumerian

Please define the following key terms. - complex society

 For the first time in the Middle Kingdom,the pharaoh

 Describe the social and economic changes that developed in ancient Mesopotamia as large cities emerged.

 The Hittites were considered to have military superiority at the time,and they were a major challenge to other powerful kings and kingdoms.Discuss the military advantages the Hittites had,at this time.

Please define the following key terms. - Hammurabi

 Hammurabi's Code contained all the following provisions concerning women except that

 Sargon changed the language of government and daily life in his empire from Sumerian to

 Religions often refer to major dates,events,or individuals that were important to the birth and evolution of the religion.Judaism considers Abraham to be in this category.Referring to the text,elaborate on Abraham's place in early Hebrew history.

 Craftsmen and farmers,which formed the illiterate majority in Egypt,were important to the pharaoh because they

Please define the following key terms. - scribes

Please define the following key terms. - Babylon

 Unlike Neolithic communities,complex societies had larger surpluses and believed___________________were entitled to a large share.

Please define the following key terms. - Nubia

 Scholars called the language of the earliest written documents ____ because of the geographical region where it evolved.

 The defining characteristics of a complex and large urban center includes all of the following except

 When pharaohs did not control vast regions in ancient Egypt,they were classified as "intermediate periods."  How are periods of strong governments in Egypt classified?

 What type of physical geography was encountered by the first settlers of southern Mesopotamia,and how did they react to it?