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C. E. | Gilgamesh |\n| Egypt – Old Kingdom | 2700-2200 B. C. E. | Djoser Khufu (a.k.a. Cheops) |\n| Egypt – Middle Kingdom | 2050-1800 B. C. E. | Sedjefakare |\n| Egypt – New Kingdom | 1550-1100 B. C. E. | Hatshepsut\u003Cbr>Thutmose III\u003Cbr>Ramses II |\n| Akkad | 2300-2150 B. C. E. | Sargon |\n| Babylon – Old Babylonian Empire | 1790-1595 B. C. E. | Hammurabi |\n| Babylon – New Babylonian Empire | 626-539 B. C. E. | Nebuchadnezzar |\n| Hittite | 1650-1200 B. C. E. | Muwatalli II |\n| Phoenicia | 1550-300 B. C. E. | Pygmalion of Tyre |\n| Assyria | 1350-609 B. C. E. | Assurbanipal |\n| Aramea | 1000-732 B. C. E. | Zakkur |\n| Israel – Pre-Babylonian Captivity | 1000-586 B. C. E. | Saul\u003Cbr>David\u003Cbr>Solomon |\n| Lydia | 1000-547 B. C. E. | Croesus |\n| Persia | 539-323 B. C. E. | Cyrus the Great Darius I |\n\nBase your answers to the following questions on the chart and your knowledge of social studies.  \n1. Gilgamesh was a leader of what ancient civilization?  \n2. 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