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Chapter 2 -- AP World History Flashcards

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10947396611Mesopotamia"Land between the rivers" Early civilizations developed along the rivers( Tigris and Euphrates) People learned how to capture and make the water go where they wanted0
10947396612SumerSouthern half of Mesopotamia. People developed elaborate irrigation networks. Attracted migrants. Built first cities(Eridu, Ur, Uruk, Lagash, Nippur, Kish) based on political and military authority and cultural centers for priests and scribes1
10947396613Zigguratsdistinctive step pyramids that housed temples , Inanna fertility goddess2
10947396614Sargon Of Akkadcreator of the empire in Mesopotamia, talented administrator and warrior3
10947396615Hammurabifamous of his code common punishment was death, this Babylonian king who styled himself as the king of the four quarters of the world, regularly collected taxes developed a more efficient and predictable government.4
10947396616Lex talionisbases of Hammurabi's code another words for an eye for an eye5
10947396617Assyrian Empireknown for their cruelty, took advantage of their trade routes and armies and set out to basically conquer the world, had chariots that defeated the Babylonian empire and iron from the Hittites6
10947396618Hittitesfirst to cast iron and invent the wheel7
10947396619NebuchadnezzarNew Babylonian Empire made it stronger than ever, made the hanging gardens for his wife8
10947396620Bronze MetallurgyCopper +Tin. Had an immediate reaction with the military ways9
10947396621Iron MetallurgyUse of the new technique with this element created stronger longer lasting tools for military and farming need. This allowed the Assyrians to take over Babylonian10
10947396622WheelCreation of this changed every bodies life in one way or another. Used for war11
10947396623ShipbuildingStarted mainly by the Phoenicians to expanded their trade network this allowed men to sail across seas12
10947396624Patriarchal SocietySocial class in which fathers and men lead while women and child follow13
10947396625Cuneiformwedge shaped stylus that allowed them to write in clay adapted from the Sumerians script14
10947396626AlphabetPhoenicians developed an this15
10947396627Epic of Gilgameshfirst written legends. recounted tales of him and Enkidu relationships between gods and humans16

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