Title: The Ancient Greeks
1Chapter 1 The Ancient Greeks
2The First Civilizations
Chapter Introduction Section 1 Early
Humans Section 2 Mesopotamian
Civilization Section 3 The First
Empires Reading Review Chapter Assessment
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3The First Civilizations
Chapter Objectives
- Explain how learning to farm changed the way
early peoples lived. ?
- Describe the development of the first major
civilizations in Mesopotamias river valleys. ?
- Describe the rise and fall of the Assyrian and
Chaldean Empires.
4The First Civilizations
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6Early Humans
Get Ready to Read
Section Overview
This section describes the worlds earliest
humans and relates their change from nomadic
hunters to farmers.
7Early Humans
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Focusing on the Main Ideas
- Paleolithic people adapted to their environment
and invented many tools to help them survive. ?
- In the Neolithic Age, people started farming,
building communities, producing goods, and
trading.
8Early Humans
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Locating Places
- Çatal Hüyük (chahTAHL hooYOOK)
9Early Humans
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Building Your Vocabulary
- historian (hihSTOHReeuhn) ?
- archaeologist (AHRkeeAHluhjihst) ?
- anthropologist (ANthruhPAHluhjihst) ?
10Early Humans
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Building Your Vocabulary
- technology (tehkNAHluhjee) ?
- domesticate (duhMEHStihKAYT) ?
- specialization (SPEHshuhluhZAYshuhn)
11Early Humans
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Reading Strategy
Determine Cause and Effect Draw a diagram like
the one on page 8 of your textbook. Use it to
explain how early humans adapted to their
environment.
12Early Humans
Early Humans
- History is the story of humans in the past, and
historians are the people who study and write
about humans of the past. ?
- Archaeologists hunt for evidence buried in the
ground.
(pages 911)
13Early Humans
Early Humans
(pages 911)
14Early Humans
Early Humans (cont.)
- Anthropologists study how humans developed and
related to each other. ?
- The early period of human history is called the
Stone Age. ?
- The earliest part of the Stone Age is called the
Paleolithic period. ?
- Paleolithic people were nomads, traveling from
place to place to hunt and search for food.
(pages 911)
15Early Humans
Early Humans (cont.)
- Paleolithic women cared for children and gathered
berries, nuts, and grains. ?
- Paleolithic men hunted animals using clubs,
spears, traps, and bows and arrows. ?
- Paleolithic people adapted to their environment.
(pages 911)
16Early Humans
Early Humans (cont.)
- Those in warm climates wore little clothing and
had little need for shelter. ?
- Those in cold climates used caves for shelter. ?
- Over time, they learned to create shelters from
animal hides and wooden poles.
(pages 911)
17Early Humans
Early Humans (cont.)
- Paleolithic people discovered fire, which kept
them warm, lit the darkness, and cooked food. ?
- Long periods of extreme cold are called the Ice
Ages. ?
- During the Ice Ages, thick sheets of ice covered
parts of Europe, Asia, and North America.
(pages 911)
18Early Humans
Early Humans (cont.)
- Paleolithic people developed spoken language and
expressed themselves through art, which may have
had religious meaning. ?
- During this time, humans created tools such as
spears and hand axes using stone called flint.
(pages 911)
19Early Humans
How did spoken language help the Paleolithic
people?
Language made it easier for people to work
together and pass on knowledge.
20Early Humans
Neolithic Times
- In the beginning of the Neolithic Age, people
began to domesticate, or tame, animals. ?
- Domesticated animals carried goods and provided
meat, milk, and wool. ?
- People in different parts of the world began
growing crops about the same time. ?
- Historians call this change the farming
revolution.
(pages 1315)
21Early Humans
Neolithic Times (cont.)
- Because farmers needed to stay close to their
fields, they built permanent homes in villages. ?
- One of the oldest villages is Jericho in
present-day Israel and Jordan. ?
- Another Neolithic village is Çatal Hüyük in
present-day Turkey. ?
- Permanent villages provided people with security
and steady food.
(pages 1315)
22Early Humans
Neolithic Times (cont.)
- The surplus food led to a larger population. ?
- Not all people in a village were farmers. ?
- Some made pottery, mats, and cloth. ?
- They traded these goods for things they did not
have.
(pages 1315)
23Early Humans
Neolithic Times (cont.)
- People continued to create new technology. ?
- They created better farming tools and began
working with metal, copper, and tin. ?
- They also began working with bronze.
(pages 1315)
24Early Humans
Why was farming important to the Neolithic people?
Farming allowed people to settle in one place,
and it provided a steady food supply.
25Early Humans
Who are archaeologists and what do they study?
Archaeologists are scientists who hunt for, dig
up, and study artifacts.
26Early Humans
How did domesticating animals help the Neolithic
people?
Animals supplied meat, milk, and wool. They also
carried goods and pulled carts.
27Early Humans
Explain Why were Paleolithic people nomads?
They moved around to hunt animals and gather
other foods.
28Early Humans
Compare Compare the technology of the
Paleolithic Age with that of the Neolithic Age?
Paleolithic stone, bone, and wooden tools and
weapons Neolithic metal tools and weapons
29Early Humans
Analyze Why was the ability to make a fire so
important?
Fire kept humans warm, scared animals away, and
was used to cook food.
30Early Humans
Summarize the impact of farming on the human race.
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32Mesopotamian Civilization
Get Ready to Read
Section Overview
This section describes Mesopotamia, one of the
regions where the worlds earliest civilizations
developed.
33Mesopotamian Civilization
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Focusing on the Main Ideas
- Civilization in Mesopotamia began in the valleys
of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ?
- Sumerians invented writing and made other
important contributions to later peoples. ?
- Sumerian city-states lost power when they were
conquered by outsiders.
34Mesopotamian Civilization
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Locating Places
- Tigris River (TYgruhs) ?
- Euphrates River (yuFRAYteez) ?
- Mesopotamia
- (MEHsuhpuhTAYmeeuh) ?
- Sumer (SOOmuhr) ?
- Babylon (BAbuhluhn)
35Mesopotamian Civilization
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Meeting People
- Sargon (SAHRGAHN) ?
- Hammurabi (HAmuhRAHbee)
36Mesopotamian Civilization
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Building Your Vocabulary
- civilization (SIHvuhluhZAYshuhn) ?
- irrigation (IHRuhGAYshuhn) ?
- city-state ?
- artisan (AHRtuhzuhn) ?
- cuneiform (kyooNEEuhFAWRM) ?
- scribe (SKRYB) ?
- empire (EHMPYR)
37Mesopotamian Civilization
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Reading Strategy
Sequencing Information Use a diagram like the one
on page 16 of your textbook, to show how the
first empire in Mesopotamia came about.
38Mesopotamian Civilization
Mesopotamias Civilization
- Civilizations are complex societies with cities,
governments, art, religion, class divisions, and
a writing system. ?
- Rivers were important because they made for good
farming conditions. ?
- They also made it easy for people to travel and
trade. ?
- Governments were formed because someone had to
make plans and decisions for the common good.
(pages 1720)
39Mesopotamian Civilization
Mesopotamias Civilization (cont.)
- Mesopotamia is a flat plain bounded by the Tigris
and Euphrates rivers. ?
- Floods in Mesopotamia were frequent and
unpredictable. ?
- Farmers learned to control the rivers with dams
and channels. ?
- They also used the rivers to irrigate, or water,
their crops.
(pages 1720)
40Mesopotamian Civilization
Mesopotamias Civilization (cont.)
- Many cities formed in a southern region of
Mesopotamia known as Sumer. ?
- Sumerian cities were city-states, with their own
governments. ?
- Sumerian cities often fought each other. ?
- To protect themselves, the city-states built
walls around themselves.
(pages 1720)
41Mesopotamian Civilization
Mesopotamias Civilization (cont.)
- Sumerians believed in many gods. ?
- Each city-state had a ziggurat, or grand temple,
to honor the gods.
(pages 1720)
42Mesopotamian Civilization
Mesopotamias Civilization (cont.)
- Most Sumerians were farmers, but some were
artisans, or skilled workers. ?
- Others were merchants and traders. ?
- Sumerian city-states had three classes. ?
- The upper class consisted of kings, priests, and
government officials. ?
- The middle class consisted of artisans,
merchants, fishers, and farmers.
(pages 1720)
43Mesopotamian Civilization
Mesopotamias Civilization (cont.)
- The lower class consisted of slaves.
(pages 1720)
44Mesopotamian Civilization
What effect did irrigation have on the people of
Mesopotamia?
Irrigation allowed farmers to grow plenty of
food. More food meant more people could be fed,
so the population grew.
45Mesopotamian Civilization
A Skilled People
- Mesopotamia has been called the cradle of
civilization because of the influence of Sumerian
ideas on other
areas. ?
- Writing helps people keep
records and pass on ideas. ?
- Sumerians developed a
writing system called
cuneiform. ?
- Only a few people, called
scribes, learned to write.
(pages 2021)
46Mesopotamian Civilization
A Skilled People (cont.)
- The Sumerians also produced the oldest known
story, the Epic of Gilgamesh. ?
- The Sumerians also invented new technology such
as the wagon wheel, the sailboat, and the plow. ?
- The Sumerians developed many mathematical ideas,
including geometry, a number system based on 60,
and a 12-month calendar.
(pages 2021)
47Mesopotamian Civilization
Why did Sumerians study the skies?
The locations of the planets and stars guided the
Sumerians farming and festivals.
48Mesopotamian Civilization
Sargon and Hammurabi
- Sargon, the king of the Akkadians, conquered all
of Mesopotamia and set up the worlds first
empire. ?
- An empire is a group of many different lands
under one ruler. ?
- After Sargon, another group of people became
powerful. ?
- They built the city of Babylon on the Euphrates
River.
(page 23)
49Mesopotamian Civilization
Sargon and Hammurabi (cont.)
- The Babylonian king, Hammurabi, conquered lands
north and south of Babylon to create the
Babylonian Empire. ?
- The Code of Hammurabi was a collection of laws
covering crimes, farming, business activities,
and marriage and family. ?
- Many punishments in the code were cruel, but the
code was an important step in the development of
a justice system.
(page 23)
50Mesopotamian Civilization
What were some of the benefits of living in
Hammurabis empire? What were some of the
drawbacks?
Benefits Living in a large, powerful empire
helps keep enemies from taking over the land
Hammurabis code helped keep people from
committing crimes against one another.
Drawbacks Hammurabis code had cruel
punishments people were governed by one person,
Hammurabi, instead of living in a representative
government.
51Mesopotamian Civilization
What is civilization?
a complex society with cities, an organized
government, art, religion, a system of writing,
and class divisions
52Mesopotamian Civilization
What was the Code of Hammurabi?
a set of laws that the Babylonian leader
Hammurabi established for his empire
53Mesopotamian Civilization
Geography Skills How was the geography of
Mesopotamia suited for the growth of population
and creation of a civilization?
Mesopotamia was located in the valley of the
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. These rivers often
flooded, leaving behind rich soil for farming,
which made it easier to feed large numbers of
people.
54Mesopotamian Civilization
Science Link Why did the Sumerians record the
positions of stars and planets and develop a
calendar?
to learn the best times to plant crops and hold
religious festivals
55Mesopotamian Civilization
Persuasive Writing Imagine you are living in a
city-state in ancient Sumer. Write a letter to a
friend describing which Mesopotamian idea or
invention you believe will be the most important
to humanity.
Answers will vary.
56Mesopotamian Civilization
Review the Sumerian technologies that changed the
world.
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58The First Empires
Get Ready to Read
Section Overview
This section discusses the Assyrian and Chaldean
Empires.
59The First Empires
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Focusing on the Main Ideas
- Assyrias military power and well organized
government helped it build a vast empire in
Mesopotamia by 650 B.C. ?
- The Chaldean Empire built important landmarks in
Babylon and developed the first calendar with a
seven-day week.
60The First Empires
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Locating Places
- Assyria (uhSIHReeuh) ?
- Persian Gulf (PUHRzhuhn) ?
- Nineveh (NIHnuhvuh) ?
- Hanging Gardens ?
Meeting People
- Nebuchadnezzar
- (NEHbyuhkuhdNEHzuhr)
61The First Empires
Get Ready to Read (cont.)
Building Your Vocabulary
- astronomer (uhSTRAHnuhmuhr) ?
Reading Strategy
Compare and Contrast Complete a Venn diagram
like the one on page 26 of your textbook. List
the similarities and differences between the
Assyrian Empire and the Chaldean Empire.
62The First Empires
The Assyrians
- The Assyrian empire arose about 1,000 years after
the rule of Hammurabi. ?
- The Assyrian army was the first large army to use
iron weapons. ?
- Their weapons were stronger than those of copper
and tin.
(pages 2728)
63The First Empires
The Assyrians (cont.)
- They fought with spears, daggers, bows and
arrows, chariots and soldiers on horseback.
(pages 2728)
64The First Empires
The Assyrians (cont.)
- The capital of the Assyrian empire was Nineveh. ?
- The empire was divided into provinces, which are
political districts. ?
- Each province was governed by an official who
collected taxes and enforced laws.
(pages 2728)
65The First Empires
The Assyrians (cont.)
- The Assyrians built large temples and palaces,
with statues and wall carvings. ?
- One of the first libraries was in Nineveh and
held 25,000 tablets of stories and songs. ?
- People began to rebel because of Assyrias cruel
treatment. ?
- The Chaldeans rebelled and took control of
Nineveh in 612 B.C.
(pages 2728)
66The First Empires
How were the Assyrians like other Mesopotamians?
The Assyrians and the Mesopotamians built temples
and palaces. Both used art and writing.
67The First Empires
The Chaldeans
- Nebuchadnezzar was the king of the Chaldeans. ?
- The Chaldeans, who were descendents of
Babylonians, rebuilt Babylon. ?
- The city became the center of the Chaldeans
empire. ?
- The city was surrounded by a huge wall. Inside
the wall were palaces, temples, and a huge
ziggurat.
(pages 2930)
68The First Empires
The Chaldeans (cont.)
- Nebechadnezzar ordered the Hanging Gardens to be
built for his wife, who missed her green,
mountainous homeland. ?
- The Hanging Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders
of the Ancient World.
(pages 2930)
69The First Empires
The Chaldeans (cont.)
- The Chaldeans were merchants, artisans, and
traders. ?
- Babylon was on a major trade route and profited
from trade.
(pages 2930)
70The First Empires
The Chaldeans (cont.)
- The Chaldeans studied the sky to understand the
gods. ?
- Their astronomers (people who study the heavenly
bodies) mapped the stars, planets, and phases of
the moon. ?
- The Chaldeans lost control of their empire to the
Persians.
(pages 2930)
71The First Empires
What made Babylon the worlds richest city?
Being on a major trade route meant merchants and
artisans benefited from trade. The city also had
beautiful structures, such as the Hanging Gardens
and the Ishtar Gate.
72The First Empires
Why was the Assyrian army a powerful fighting
force?
It had a well-organized army with advanced
weapons.
73The First Empires
What were some of the accomplishments of Chaldean
astronomers?
They mapped stars, planets, and phases of the
moon and created the sundial and seven-day week.
74The First Empires
Analyze How did the Assyrians set up a well
organized government?
They divided the empire into provinces, and chose
provincial officials to collect taxes and enforce
laws.
75The First Empires
Conclude Why do you think the Assyrians took
conquered peoples from their lands and moved them
to other places?
Possible answer It would make it more difficult
for conquered people to rise up against the
Assyrians.
76The First Empires
Descriptive Writing Write a paragraph that might
be found in a travel brochure describing the
beauty of ancient Babylon.
Answers will vary.
77The First Empires
Science Link What different types of knowledge
and skills would the Babylonians need to build
the Hanging Gardens?
Answers will vary.
78The First Empires
Describe two main points about the Assyrians and
Chaldeans.
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80The First Civilizations
Section 1 Early Humans
Focusing on the Main Ideas
- Paleolithic people adapted to their environment
and invented many tools to help them survive. ?
- In the Neolithic Age, people started farming,
building communities, producing goods, and
trading.
81The First Civilizations
Section 2 Mesopotamian Civilization
Focusing on the Main Ideas
- Civilization in Mesopotamia began in the valleys
of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. ?
- Sumerians invented writing and made other
important contributions to later peoples. ?
- Sumerian city-states lost power when they were
conquered by outsiders.
82The First Civilizations
Section 3 The First Empires
Focusing on the Main Ideas
- Assyrias military power and well-organized
government helped it build a vast empire in
Mesopotamia by 650 B.C. ?
- The Chaldean Empire built important landmarks in
Babylon and developed the first calendar with a
seven-day week.
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84The First Civilizations
Review Vocabulary
Define Match the vocabulary word that completes
each sentence.
A. historians B. provinces C. empire D. city-state
E. scribe
E
__ 1. A ___ kept records in cuneiform. __ 2. An
___ is a group of many different lands under one
ruler. __ 3. Assyrian kings divided their empire
into political districts called ___.
C
B
85The First Civilizations
Review Vocabulary
Define Match the vocabulary word that completes
each sentence.
A. historians B. provinces C. empire D. city-state
E. scribe
A
__ 4. ___ are people who study and write about
the human past. __ 5. A ___ had its own
government and was not part of any larger unit.
D
86The First Civilizations
Review Main Ideas
Section 1 Early Humans
How did Paleolithic people adapt to their
environment?
They adapted to the environment by making tools
and clothes and by using fire.
87The First Civilizations
Review Main Ideas
Section 1 Early Humans
What were the major differences between people
who lived in the Paleolithic period and those who
lived in the Neolithic period?
People who lived in the Paleolithic period were
hunters and gatherers. Neolithic people were
farmers and traders who built communities.
88The First Civilizations
Review Main Ideas
Section 2 Mesopotamian Civilization
Where were the first civilizations in Mesopotamia?
in the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
89The First Civilizations
Review Main Ideas
Section 2 Mesopotamian Civilization
How did Sumerian city-states lose power?
Conflicts weakened them and they became
vulnerable to attacks by outsiders.
90The First Civilizations
Review Main Ideas
Section 3 The First Empires
What helped Assyria build an empire in
Mesopotamia?
its military power and well organized government
91The First Civilizations
Review Main Ideas
Section 3 The First Empires
What scientific advancement did the Chaldeans
make?
They mapped the stars, planets, and phases of the
moon created the sundial and used the seven-day
week.
92The First Civilizations
Explain Why do you think Mesopotamia is
sometimes called the cradle of civilization?
Some of the earliest known civilizations arose in
Mesopotamia and had a great effect on world
history.
93The First Civilizations
Analyze Why was the switch from hunting and
gathering to farming important enough to be
called the farming revolution?
Farming allowed early humans to settle into
villages, which was a new way of living that led
to the rise of civilizations.
94The First Civilizations
Describe What rights did women have in the
city-states of Sumer?
They could buy and sell property and run
businesses.
95The First Civilizations
Predict How successful do you think the Assyrian
army would have been if it had not learned how to
strengthen iron?
Answers will vary. You should note that the
Assyrians still would have been powerful because
of their strategies and ruthlessness.
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97Explore online information about the topics
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98Maps Early Farming 70002000 B.C. Ancient
Mesopotamia Assyrian Empire
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99Early Farming 70002000 B.C.
100Ancient Mesopotamia
101Assyrian Empire
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103Early Humans
Scientists believe early humans made tools from
other materials besides stone. They probably
used wooden sticks to dig holes and used bark
from trees to make containers. Unlike stone,
these organic materials decay, so remnants from
the early humans are unavailable.
104Mesopotamian Civilization
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania
spent 30 years developing the first Sumerian
language dictionary.
105The First Empires
The Chaldeans in todays Iraq still speak
Aramaic, the language of ancient Babylon.
106Reading Social Studies
Learn It!
Get Ready to Read!
Before you read, take time to preview the
chapter. This will give you a head start on what
you are about to learn. Follow the steps on the
next slide to help you quickly read, or skim,
Section 1 on page 9 of your textbook.
107Reading Social Studies
1. Read the main headings in large red type.
They show the main topics covered in the section
or chapter.
Early Humans Paleolithic people
adapted to their environment and invented many
tools to help them survive. Reading Focus What
do you view as the greatest human achievement?
Sending people to the moon, perhaps, or inventing
the computer? Read to learn about the
accomplishments of people during the Paleolithic
Age. _________________________ History
is the story of humans Tools of Discovery
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picture. It summarizes the main point of what
you are about to read.
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108Reading Social Studies
Early Humans Paleolithic people
adapted to their environment and invented many
tools to help them survive. Reading Focus What
do you view as the greatest human achievement?
Sending people to the moon, perhaps, or inventing
the computer? Read to learn about the
accomplishments of people during the Paleolithic
Age. _________________________ History
is the story of humans Tools of Discovery
3. The Reading Focus helps you to make a
connection between what you might already know
and what you are about to read.
4. Under each main head, read the subheads in
blue type. Subheads break down each main topic
into smaller topics.
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109Reading Social Studies
Early Humans Paleolithic people
adapted to their environment and invented many
tools to help them survive. Reading Focus What
do you view as the greatest human achievement?
Sending people to the moon, perhaps, or inventing
the computer? Read to learn about the
accomplishments of people during the Paleolithic
Age. _________________________ History
is the story of humans Tools of Discovery
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display the information.
110Reading Social Studies
Practice It!
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Skim all of the main heads and main ideas in
Section 3, starting on page 26 of your textbook.
Then in small groups, discuss the questions
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- Which part of this section do you think will be
most interesting to you? ?
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111Reading Social Studies
Practice It!
Preview by Skimming
Skim all of the main heads and main ideas in
Section 3, starting on page 26 of your textbook.
Then in small groups, discuss the questions
below. ?
- Are there any words in the Main Ideas that you do
not know how to pronounce? ?
- Choose one of the Reading Focus questions to
discuss in your group.
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112The First Civilizations
Introduction
113Early Humans
114Mesopotamian Civilization
115The First Empires
116Paleolithic Cave Paintings
117Science and Inventions
Tools
One of the most important advances of prehistoric
people was the creation of stone tools. Tools
made hunting, gathering, building shelter, and
making clothing much easier. The first tools were
made of stones. Early humans quickly learned that
grinding, breaking, and shaping the stones to
create sharp edges made them more useful. As
technology advanced, people began making specific
tools such as food choppers, meat scrapers, and
spear points. In time, people learned that
hitting a stone in a particular way would produce
a flakea long, sharp chip. Flakes were similar
to knives in the way they were used.
118Connecting to the Past
1. Why do you think early people chose stones to
make their first tools?
Stones were easy to fashion into tools.
2. How were flakes created?
by chipping stones pieces until they flaked into
the right shape
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119Ötzi the Iceman
c. 3300 B.C
120Hammurabi
Reigned c. 17921750 B.C
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