
POLL: Which 3,000 B.C. Armies Do You Own?
242 votes were cast by total voters.
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| VOTING RESULTS |
| Answer | Votes | % | Chart |
Sumer - Jemdet Nasr | 3 | 1% |  |
Old Kingdom Egyptian | 9 | 4% |  |
Middle Kingdom Egyptian | 10 | 4% |  |
Nubian | 8 | 3% |  |
Guti | 1 | 0% |  |
Sumer - Early Dynastic Period | 6 | 2% |  |
Sumer - Lagash Period | 5 | 2% |  |
Elam | 4 | 2% |  |
Bedouin | 3 | 1% |  |
Dilmun | 0 | 0% | |
Berber/Libya | 5 | 2% |  |
Hatti | 6 | 2% |  |
Early Syria | 7 | 3% |  |
Melukkhan India | 1 | 0% |  |
Akkad | 5 | 2% |  |
none | 169 | 70% |  |
| POLL DESCRIPTION |
Which armies do you own from the 2,000 to 3,000 B.C. period? Counting painted, ready-to-play armies.
(You can select up to five armies. If you own more than five, select the five largest from your collection.) |
Sumer - Jemdet Nasr | The Sumerians established a nation of city-states in Sumer in the fourth millennium B.C. It is one of the earliest known historic civilizations. According to legend, the Great Flood occured during the Jemdet Nasr period (3,200 to 2,900 BC.)
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Old Kingdom Egyptian | Egypt's civilization developed in the valley of the Nile over 5,000 years ago. The rival kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt were united as a centralized state around 3,200 B.C. During the Old Kingdom (3,110 - 2,258 B.C.) Egyptian culture and commerce flourished, and the great pyramids were built.
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Middle Kingdom Egyptian | A period of anarchy ended around 2,000 B.C. with the establishment of the Middle Kingdom in Egypt. Civilization again flourished until 1,786 B.C., when the land fell under the rule of foreign nomads (the Hyksos).
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Nubian | Ancient Nubia ruled over portions of northeastern Africa (including portions of modern Sudan and Egypt).
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Guti | The Guti (Quti) were barbarian raiders originating in the Zagros highlands (Gutium) of western Iran. Their enemies said they had the intelligence of dogs and the faces of monkeys. Brought down the Akkad empire.
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Sumer - Early Dynastic Period | From 2,900 to 2,450 B.C., Sumer was ruled by a succession of dynasties (Kish, Ur, Erech). Some of the kings are later mythologized (i.e., Gilgamesh).
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Sumer - Lagash Period | Weakened by dynastic struggles, Sumer comes under the control of the rulers of the city-state of Lagash.
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Elam | The land of Elam lay east of Mesopotamia, and the Elamites were constant sources of aggravation to Mesopotamian cultures (which regarded Elamites as thievish by nature).
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Bedouin | The term "Bedouin" literally means "desert dwellers." Nomadic tribes.
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Dilmun | One of the great trading empires, Dilmun was centered on the islands of Bahrain. It lay on the trade route between India and Mesopotamia.
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Berber/Libya | The Berber tribes of ancient Libya. The Egyptians called the land "Libya," named after a particular Berber tribe.
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Hatti | People of ancient Anatolia, later overrun by the Hittites.
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Early Syria | |
Melukkhan India | The "Indus River Civilization" of ancient India.
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Akkad | Sargon united Mesopotamia, creating the Akkadian Empire.
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