HIST 1001 : Exam 1
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Ancient near eastern civilizations: mesopotamians, egyptians, hebrews, hittites. River: nile river flows north, winds flow south makes navigating the river vary easy, lower egypt is at the nile delta, upper egypt is in southern. Wealthy and prominent people were buried with this: rosetta stone, papyrus type of reed, they cut the stalks into strips and weave the into a mat then pound it out and dry it. Middle kingdom is centered around thebes (upper egypt: pyramids aren"t built anymore, instead tombs are hidden underground, egyptians start to interact with other people outside of egypt. Hebrews have a linear history a beginning, middle and end: by the time that the hebrews write the bible they had taken over. Jerusalem and have built a single temple to their god: still live in a relatively small area in a small city, around 922 bc the kingdom is divided into two and 721 bc.
