7333939645 | Code of Hammurabi | Series of laws publicized because of King Hammurabi of Babylon. Not a code, but number of laws for social order | 0 | |
7333939646 | Cradle of Civilization | Term for southern Mesopotamia | 1 | |
7333944501 | Cuneiform | Wedge-shaped writing in form of symbols, written into clay tablets used during a period in Mesopotamia | 2 | |
7333945886 | Egypt | Aka "the gift of the Nile" because the area wouldn't be able to support a large population without the water made agriculture possible | 3 | |
7333945887 | Epic of Gilgamesh | Famous story from ancient Mesopotamia, explains a mans quest for immortality | 4 | |
7333948940 | Harappa | Major city of the Indus valley region | 5 | |
7333948941 | Queen Hatshepsut | Ancient Egypt's most famous queen | 6 | |
7333951512 | Hebrew | Civilization who developed monotheistic faith, and provided foundation of many religions today | 7 | |
7333951513 | Hieroglyphics | Ancient Egyptian writing system, "sacred carvings" named by the greeks. | 8 | |
7333956139 | Hittites | An Indo-European civilization established in Anatolia | 9 | |
7333956140 | Hyksos | Pastoral group that invaded Egypt and ruled in the North. Their dominance was based on their superior technology (bronze, chariots and horses) | 10 | |
7333964251 | Indus Valley | Major civilization which emerged in modern Pakistan in the valley of the Indus and Saraswati Rivers, known for its uniformity | 11 | |
7333962158 | Mandate of Heaven | The logic that a ruler held his rank as long if he ruled morally and benevolently, this was what Chinese emperors had to follow | 12 | |
7333962159 | Mesopotamia | The valley between the Euphrates and the Tigris rives, present day Iraq | 13 | |
7333967378 | Minoan Civilization | An advanced civilization that developed on the island of Crete | 14 | |
7333967379 | Mohenjo Daro: | A major city of the Indus Valley civilization; | 15 | |
7333973332 | Norte Chico/Caral | Norte Chico is the area along the coast of Peru, home to a civilization named Caral | 16 | |
7333975167 | Nubia | Civilization south of Egypt in the Nile Valley. Known for development of alphabetic writing system and ironworking industry. | 17 | |
7333975168 | Olmec Civilization | An early civilization along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico | 18 | |
7333982824 | Oracle Bones | Heated animal bones whose cracks were interpreted as prophecies in Chinese civilization. The prophecies were written on the bones, and they show earliest written documents for ancient China | 19 | |
7333985205 | Patriarchy | A social system of male dominance. | 20 | |
7333982825 | Pharaoh | King of Egypt. Term means "the palace" and was used during the New Kingdom. | 21 | |
7333987979 | Phoenicians | A civilization in the area of present-day Lebanon, creators of the first alphabetic writing system. | 22 | |
7333991372 | Pyramids | Tombs made for Egyptian pharaoh, primarily built in the Old Kingdom, pyramids are also found in south Egypt. | 23 | |
7333991373 | Quipu | Knotted cords used by the Norte Chico for accounting and possibly writing | 24 | |
7333994236 | Rise of The State | Process of centralization that took place in the Fist Civilizations, branching out from basic villages, and developing many characteristics of sophisticated villages. | 25 | |
7333994237 | Salinization | The rise of minerals in soil, decreases fertility | 26 | |
7333996395 | Sanxingdui | An ancient city of China that developed independently from the Shang dynasty. | 27 | |
7333998230 | Shang Dynasty * | Period of Chinese history from 1766 to 1122 b.c.e. | 28 | |
7333998231 | Son of Heaven | Title for the ruler of China, acknowledge ruler's position between Heaven and Earth | 29 | |
7334000485 | Teotihuacán | The largest city of ancient Mesoamerica | 30 | |
7334000486 | Urk | The largest city of ancient Mesopotamia | 31 | |
7334001914 | Xia Dynasty | A legendary series of monarchs of early China | 32 | |
7334009438 | Zhou Dynasty | Period of Chinese history from 1122 to 256 b.c.e. | 33 | |
7334009439 | Ziggurat | Mesopotamian stepped pyramid, unlike Egypt it was not hollow | 34 |
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