218834045 | Paleolithic | "Old Stone" Nomadic, Hunters and Gatherers, Gender Equality, Venus Sculptures, Mastery of Fire | 0 | |
218834046 | Neolithic | "New Stone" Domesticated, Domestication of Animals, Cultivation (Slash and Burn Technique), Creation of First City: Jericho, Organized Religion, Writing, Bureaucracy, Social Classes, Public Works | 1 | |
218834047 | Mesopotamia | "The Land Between Two Rivers" Tigris and Euphrates Rivers | 2 | |
218834048 | Mesopotamian City States | Babylon, Sumer, Ur, Uruk, Kish | 3 | |
218834049 | Epic of Gilgamesh | Gilgamesh is from Uruk The greatest adventure is the unknown | 4 | |
218834050 | Sargon of Akaad | Sargon was from Kish, staged an uprising and became the first emperor Created a capital city, his empire lasted three generations until it was taken over by Babylon | 5 | |
218834051 | Hammurabi | Ruler of Babylon, "Hammurabis Law" "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" | 6 | |
218834052 | Assyrians | Invaders of Babylon | 7 | |
218834053 | Nebuchadnezzar | Assyrian ruler who took over Babylon, created the Hanging Gardens for his wife | 8 | |
218834054 | Abraham | Original leader of the Hebrews, from the Mesopotamian city of Ur Judaism originally was polythisitc but believed one God was better than all the others | 9 | |
218834055 | Moses | Convinced Hebrews that there was only one true God (Judaism becomes the first monotheistic religion) Jews become slaves in Egypt Moses leads them across the REED Sea (Exodus) | 10 | |
218834056 | Phoenicians | Modern Day Lebanon and Syria Textiles (Purple Dye), Sailing and Trade Expanded to Sicily, Crete, Sardinia, Spain, Canary Islands and British Isles Alphabet (22 letters) | 11 | |
218834057 | Ancient Egypt | Upper Egypt was South, Lower Egypt was North Nile River runs North Memphis and Thebes major cities | 12 | |
218834058 | Osiris and Isis | Osiris killed by his brother Seth, cut into 14 pieces and scattered throughout Egypt. Isis collected the pieces of his body so that he could move on to the underworld. Isis is the ruler of the underworld | 13 | |
218834059 | Pyramids | Completed by volunteers NOT slaves 8-Day rotation (Egyptian way of paying taxes) every 8 days you move on to a new job for the Egyptian government Built going up, decorated going down | 14 | |
218834060 | King Menes | Unified upper and lower Egypt | 15 | |
218834061 | Old Kingdom | Pyramids, Civil War | 16 | |
218834062 | Middle Kingdom | Culture, Expedition, Trade, Invasion from the Hyksos | 17 | |
218834063 | New Kingdom | Conquer Mesopotamia and Africa, Tribute, Slaves, Food, Gold Nubians attack from the South, Assyrians were attacking from the North. Assyrians take over Egypt | 18 | |
218834064 | Harappan Society | Indus River Valley (similar to the Nile and Yellow Rivers the Indus River floods) Domestication of the chicken, cotton textile industry, wheat and barley were grown, uniform system of weights and measures, barter system, each home had its own water supply, baths could have hot water, sewage system | 19 | |
218834065 | Decline of Harappan Society | Most likely a flash flood Skeletons found in the streets | 20 | |
218834066 | Aryans | Had goats, cattle, horses (cattle were a symbol of wealth) Aryans and the Dravidians (Harappan descendents) both lived in Indus River Valley. No writing system, eventually develop Sanskrit, wrote the Vedas, CASTE SYSTEM | 21 | |
218834067 | Ancient China | Located along the Yellow River "Chinas Sorrow" | 22 | |
218834068 | Xia Dynasty | First Dynasty of China was it even real? power of Xia Dynasty declined gradually | 23 | |
218834069 | Shang Dynasty | Second Dynasty of China Walled cities, countryside homes dug into hills (cave-like), changed capital 6 times, use of the chariot, King Wu Ding buries Fu Hao under the palace | 24 | |
218834070 | Zhou Dynasty | Third Dynasty of China co-existed with Shang until it took complete control created the first feudal system, mandate of heaven, read oracle bones, worshipped ancestors, importance of military | 25 | |
218834071 | Olmec Civilization | Location: Between Yucatan Penninsula and Modern Day Mexico/Honduras Cultivation and Agriculture (squash, beans, mango, chili peppers, corn Ate turkey and dog No wheel Human Sacrifices Sacrifice Blood (Blood Letters) Bled their tounges, ears, arms, and penises ... Worshipped the jaguar | 26 | |
218834072 | Mayan Civilization | Chechen Itza (most famous temple) Traded cocoa beans like money Played a sport similar to soccer | 27 | |
218834073 | Andean | Located in Andes Mountains Llmas and Alpacas | 28 | |
218834074 | Oceania | Located around Austrailia and New Guinea Made boats | 29 |
AP World History Chapters 1-6 Flashcards
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