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AP World History: Civilizations Flashcards

7303261176	civilizations	Productive agriculture technology, city living, distinct class and gender inequalities, and the emergence of power of states were all features of first...	0
7303277846	epic of gilgamesh	The Mesopotamian myth of a king on a quest for immortality.	1
7304994240	abu simbel	The Egyptian temple with Pharaoh Ramesses II faces on it	2
7305000934	papyrus	What did ancient Egyptians write on?	3
7305003224	Menes	Which pharaoh is listed first according to an ancient king list?	4
7305005644	Narmer	What is the name of the Palette that shows Menes wearing the double crown (indicating the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt? (also another name for Menes)	5
7305009983	Kidesh	Which battle was with the Egyptians (who won) and the Hittites of Asia Minor that is engraved at Abu Simbel?	6
7305015255	Djoser	Which 3rd Dynasty pharaoh wanted to have a bigger mastaba (underground burial chamber) which gave rise to the later pyramids?	7
7305019677	Oedipus	Which Greek mythology story made its way into Egypt and inspired the Sphinx to be built?	8
7305023471	Old	Which Kingdom"s collapse stopped the pyramids from being built?	9
7305027924	221 BCE	When was the Great Wall of China built?	10
7305029017	empire	large, aggressive political states that conquer, rule, and extract resources from other states/people and have a variety of nations and cultures under one political system.	11
7305042247	Persia	Which empire was relatively tolerant, Indo-European (north of the Persian Gulf), had Biblical rulers such as Darius and Cyrus, and had a head god named Ahura Mazda?	12
7305053580	satraps	Persian governors of each province (23 in all)	13
7305055517	numbers	The Egyptians had _______________ on their side.	14
7305056206	bronze	The Mesopotamians had ______________ on their side.	15
7305059810	iron	The Assyrians had __________ and infantrymen on their side.	16
7305061251	Greek	Which empire called themselves Hellenes, settled on the southeast European peninsula, had hundreds of city-states (500-5,000 male citizens), and focused on citizenship?	17
7305064813	776 BCE	When were the first Olympics in Olympia, Greece?	18
7305075380	Greco-Persian	The wars between the Greeks and Persia when Ionia, a Persian province, was aided by the Athenians to seek independence. When the Greeks won it sparked their Golden Age.	19
7305080398	Persepolis	Where was the raid that Alexander the Great burned and looted; capital of Persia	20
7305084354	King Philip II	Which Macedonian king took over/unified Greece (his son was Alexander the Great)	21
7305086083	Alexander the Great	the ruler of Greece who embarked on a ten year journey to conquest the Persian Gulf; was hailed the "King of Asia" when he succeeded.	22
7305088409	fall	1. A failed belief in the Empire, 2. Outside invasions, 3.Inner Revolts/rebellions, 4. Overextension, and 5. Financial collapse are all reasons that empires _________.	23