... that by mixing copper and tin, a new metal was created. Bronze was stronger than copper and could be made into sharper weapons. The Sumerian warrior could use a bow, battle axe, sickle sword, spear, sling or dagger. The warrior's armor was composed of a copper or bronze helmet with leather lining, a leather kilt, and an armored cloak. The cloak was thin leather covered in ... the Sumerian civilization grew, it became necessary to have a government to control it. The Sumerian government was ruled by a priest king, who had a group of advisors. The Sumerian warriors elected a warrior to be...

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... on bureaucracy or an organized central government where the pharaoh (spiritual leader) ruled all 3 kingdoms with divine kingship. In Egypt, there were no war or laws because Egyptians were very peaceful until they drove out the Hyksos in their New Kingdom. In the Old Kingdom the pharaohs were gods. In the Middle Kingdom they were the sons of G-d. They believed in ... pharaohs were buried with all their life belongings for a beneficial afterlife. In contrast, the Mesopotamian city-states were led by kings and were much less stable than Egypt. There were warrior kings fighting with one an...

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... Linear A, was developed and first seen in Crete. With the remains found on the island of Crete and the lack of a defensive perimeter, it is thought the Minoan civilization had a peaceful relationship with its neighboring civilizations on the Aegean. The sudden fall of the Minoans is therefore shrouded in mystery. Historians to this day aren't sure whether their collapse was due ... of Santorini on the island of Thera, or if the Mycenaeans of the mainland attacked and destroyed the Minoan civilization. The Mycenaeans were unlike the Minoans in that, they were a warrior people who prided ...

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