7291355248 | King Tut | Known more for his tomb than his reign. | 0 | |
7291360648 | Empire | This is created by bringing together several peoples, nations or previously independent countries. | 1 | |
7291362543 | Nebuchadnezzar | Made Babylonia the most beautiful city due to the Hanging Gardens. | 2 | |
7291365777 | Name of the Hebrew God | YHWH | 3 | |
7291369953 | Gifts of the Nile | Water, silt, mud, food, papyrus, transportation, unification,... according to Herodotus | 4 | |
7291373872 | "Sacred carving" | Hieroglyphics | 5 | |
7291377198 | Papyrus | Material the Egyptians used to write on. | 6 | |
7291379583 | Mesopotamians--Ziggurats | Built hills to the heaven to honor their gods, serve as granaries and these observatories | 7 | |
7291382186 | Zoroaster | Founder of the Persian religion that worshiped two main gods | 8 | |
7291389953 | Ramses II | Ruled for close to 60 years, entered into the first recorded peace treaty with the Hittites, freed the Hebrews | 9 | |
7291386087 | Captured the Hebrews and forced them to live in Babylonia; built the Hanging Gardens | Nebuchadnezzar | 10 | |
7291388003 | Significance of Hammurabi's Code | 1st written code of law | 11 | |
7291465455 | "Wedged Shaped" | Cuneiform | 12 | |
7291465456 | "Gates to the gods" | Babylonia | 13 | |
7291465457 | Lydians | First to use coins | 14 | |
7291465458 | Epic of Gilgamesh | Oldest piece of literature written in cuneiform; recounts a great flood | 15 | |
7291476896 | Darius I (The Great) | Divided Persian Empire into provinces, had spies known as the "eyes and ear of the King" | 16 | |
7291503382 | Menes | Unified upper and lower Egypt, During Old Kingdom/Pyramid Age. | 17 | |
7291506939 | Pharaohs | Divine during Old Kingdom, Theocratic, Portrayed as Horus, Responsible for harvest, Possessed Ma'at. | 18 | |
7291527562 | Egyptian Trinity | Osiris, Isis, Horus. | 19 | |
7291529534 | Mummies | Seti I, Queen Tiye, Ramses II | 20 | |
7291542651 | Middle Kingdom | Role of Pharaoh changed, after period of chaos order is restored, No more pyramids, Trade outside of Egypt. | 21 | |
7291551930 | Hatshepsut | First female Pharaoh, stepped in as reagent for relative. | 22 | |
7291571322 | Hyksos Invasion | From Asia, 1640-1570, Conquered Egypt with advanced tech, had horses and chariots. Overthrown by the Egyptians after they learned from them. | 23 | |
7291606628 | Period of Decline | 750 B.C.E to 1922 C.E, Egypt conquered and ruled by other empires, Nubian, Assyrian, Persian, Greek, Roman, Arabic, British, able to maintain much culture until Arab invades-Islam. Breadbasket. | 24 | |
7291623364 | Hittites | Hatusas- capital, the lions gate. | 25 | |
7291626770 | Phoenicians | Byblos, which is the home of the alphabet. Carthage is the best colony. | 26 | |
7291633057 | Assyrian Empire | Great military, Took captives, Displaced people to control them. | 27 | |
7291639173 | Ashurbanipal | First library in Nineveh, survived partially intact, 20,000 to 30,000 cuneiform of 1,200 distinct texts, including the Epic of Gilgamesh. | 28 | |
7291686695 | The Torah | The first five books of the Bible. | 29 | |
7291694423 | Persia | Had tolerant king called Cyrus the Great, called him the anointed of the Lord. Also had Darius the Great, developed the postal system, had kings eyes and ears. | 30 | |
7291735015 | Mesopotamia | Tigris + Euphrates River, plus they are alluvial, they flood irregularly here, dams and canals divert water. | 31 | |
7291924575 | Sumer | Land of first, 12 cities, Division of labor, advanced tech, Complex institutions, Record keeping(Cuneiform), Anthropomorphic Gods. | 32 | |
7291927855 | Henry Rawlinson | Deciphered cuneiform | 33 | |
7291930976 | Akkadians and Babylonians | Hammurabi was leader | 34 | |
7293598024 | Mohenjo-Daro | Indus valley civilization, had Great bath. | 35 | |
7293629981 | Mandate of Heaven | The thing allowing the Emperors to rule China. | 36 | |
7293649976 | Oracle Bones | Stones use for pyromancy. | 37 | |
7293661961 | Veneration | Regarding with great respect | 38 | |
7293670731 | Iron Age | 8th to 6th century made iron tools. | 39 |
AP World History Mesopotamian Unit Flashcards
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