New Civilizations Chapters 2 and 3 Eastern & Western Hemispheres The Mediterranean & Middle East Regions

Nubia Located: ________________________ Grew out of Egypt’s desire for this Nubian natural resource? ___________ Nubian __________ was greatly influenced and even molded by Egypt. Nubian queens gained great power, an effect from this region? ______________. The capital city was ____________. Map of Nubia

Celtic Europe Celts originated from __________ Europe. Celts were depicted by the Romans and Greeks as _______-like people. Celts built impressive _____ ______ or palaces for assembly. The Celts religious experts were known as ______________. Pushed to Western Europe due to the expansion of the _________ Empire.

The Olmec & Chavin People Olmecs were ruled by _______, who were depicted by giant ______. Olmec ______ controlled their spiritual world. The Chavin heavily relied on ______ for their economy. Domesticated _________ helped to transport goods between regions. Both group’s agriculture and technology led to the beginning of city growth, which is known as _________.

Cosmopolitan Middle East By 1500 B.C.E. Mesopotamia was split into a _________ zone to the South and __________ to the North. From B.C.E. the ________ were a formidable power. There strength came from being the first to utilize weapons made of _______.

New Kingdom Egypt After removing _______ control over Egypt, the era of the New Kingdom began. Egypt moved away from their traditional __________ policy and started to extend control over neighboring regions. Egypt’s aggressive policy rewarded them with riches in the area of _________.

The Aegean World Minoans Located on the island of _______. Traded all throughout the _____________ Sea region. Mycenaeans Quickly rose to power from the _______ that was set up by the Minoans. Developed a syllabic system of writing known as _______ _. Homer’s epic poems portray the Mycenaeans in their victory over ____.

Assyrians Known as savage ___-like people. Powerful kings hailed the God ______ as the center of governmental and religious life. Had little __________ control which led to many reconquests of territory. While an elite class grew very rich, the Assyrians kept writings at the ________ of __________ in _________.

Israel Israelites were first known as __________ pastoralists before settling in __________. Uniting together the Israelites made _____________ their capital city. Urbanization and corruption ________ the Israelite society. _________ and __________ conquests led to a __________ amongst Israelites.

Phoenicia & The Mediterranean The Phoenicians The descendants of the ancient inhabitants of Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. Deeply involved in _____. They also invented the first ___________ writing system. Known as the ________ of _______________. Carthage Had a powerful _____, which led to a ______ monopoly in the western Mediterranean. Described as war-like and different by Greeks and Romans, elites would go as far as to sacrifice __________ in times of crisis.