Nabataean kingdom
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The Nabataean kingdom was an ancient Arab state centered on the city of Petra that flourished as a major trading hub in the Near East from around the 4th century BCE until its annexation by the Roman Empire.
All labels observed (22)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Nabataean kingdom Context triple: [Old Arabic, spokenIn, Nabataean kingdom]
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Kingdom of Urartu
The Kingdom of Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highlands, known for its advanced fortress architecture, irrigation systems, and as a major rival of Assyria in the Near East.
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Ptolemaic Kingdom
The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a Hellenistic state in Egypt ruled by the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty from the late 4th century BC until the Roman conquest, known for its fusion of Greek and Egyptian culture and its major role in Mediterranean politics.
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Hellenistic kingdoms
The Hellenistic kingdoms were successor states to Alexander the Great’s empire, characterized by Greek-speaking monarchies that ruled over diverse populations across the eastern Mediterranean and Near East.
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Hittite Empire
The Hittite Empire was a powerful ancient Near Eastern civilization centered in Anatolia that flourished in the second millennium BCE and rivaled Egypt and Mesopotamia in political and military strength.
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Samaria
Samaria is a historical region in the central highlands of ancient Israel and the West Bank, known as the capital area of the northern Kingdom of Israel and a significant biblical and archaeological site.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nabataean kingdom Target entity description: The Nabataean kingdom was an ancient Arab state centered on the city of Petra that flourished as a major trading hub in the Near East from around the 4th century BCE until its annexation by the Roman Empire.
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A.
Kingdom of Urartu
The Kingdom of Urartu was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highlands, known for its advanced fortress architecture, irrigation systems, and as a major rival of Assyria in the Near East.
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B.
Ptolemaic Kingdom
The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a Hellenistic state in Egypt ruled by the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty from the late 4th century BC until the Roman conquest, known for its fusion of Greek and Egyptian culture and its major role in Mediterranean politics.
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C.
Hellenistic kingdoms
The Hellenistic kingdoms were successor states to Alexander the Great’s empire, characterized by Greek-speaking monarchies that ruled over diverse populations across the eastern Mediterranean and Near East.
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Hittite Empire
The Hittite Empire was a powerful ancient Near Eastern civilization centered in Anatolia that flourished in the second millennium BCE and rivaled Egypt and Mesopotamia in political and military strength.
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Samaria
Samaria is a historical region in the central highlands of ancient Israel and the West Bank, known as the capital area of the northern Kingdom of Israel and a significant biblical and archaeological site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab state
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ancient kingdom ⓘ historical polity ⓘ trading state ⓘ |
| annexedBy | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| capital | Petra ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| currency | Nabataean coinage ⓘ |
| economy |
caravan trade
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incense trade ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ spice trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 106 CE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Nabataean kingdom
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nabataeans
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| event | annexation by the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| flourished |
1st century BCE
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1st century CE ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the Arabic script ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of caravan routes
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hydraulic engineering ⓘ rock-cut architecture ⓘ |
| language | Nabataean Aramaic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant region
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surface form:
Levant
Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Near East
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| majorPort | Leuke Kome ⓘ |
| majorRoute |
Silk Road routes
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surface form:
Incense Route
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| neighbor |
Hasmonean dynasty
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surface form:
Hasmonean kingdom
Herodian Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Herodian kingdom
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ Roman Syria ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Avdat National Park
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surface form:
Avdat
Bosra (as later center under Rome) ⓘ Hegra ⓘ Petra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenistic period
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surface form:
Hellenistic world (cultural sphere)
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| politicalStatus | client kingdom of Rome (late period) ⓘ |
| religion |
Arab polytheism
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Hellenistic religion (influences) ⓘ |
| startTime | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| successor |
Arabia Petraea
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surface form:
Roman province of Arabia Petraea
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| territoryIncludes |
parts of modern Egypt (Sinai)
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parts of modern Israel ⓘ parts of modern Jordan ⓘ parts of modern Palestine ⓘ parts of modern Saudi Arabia ⓘ parts of modern Syria ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Nabataean script ⓘ |
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Subject: Nabataean kingdom Description of subject: The Nabataean kingdom was an ancient Arab state centered on the city of Petra that flourished as a major trading hub in the Near East from around the 4th century BCE until its annexation by the Roman Empire.
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