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AP World History: Early Egypt Flashcards

15516718689	Nile River	-4160 miles (last 70 were easily navigable) -Flows south to north -Winds flow from north to south -Flooding and irrigation make farming better	0
15516718690	Egypt Geography	-Nile -Fertile farming land -Rocks and Minerals for building and technological advances	1
15516718691	12,000 BCE	Earliest Settlements	2
15516718692	6,000 BCE	Neolithic period -Beginnings of culture -Farming	3
15516718693	3,800 BCE	Mining and advancements in technology and engineering	4
15516718694	3,000 BCE	-Hyroglyphics and papyrus gives written language -Rosetta stone (1798) makes translation possible	5
15516718695	3,200 BCE	Menes unified Upper and Lower Egypt	6
15516718696	Three Kingdoms	Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom	7
15516718697	Old Kingdom	-2680 BCE -Built the biggest pyramids and the sphinx -Had Upper and Lower class	8
15516718698	Middle Kingdom	-2050 BCE -Pharoahs reassert absolute rule -Hyksos (foreigners) begin trade and take residence	9
15516718699	New Kingdom	-1570/1080 BCE -Hyksos are pushed out or enslaved -Capital moved to Thebes -Becomes an empire	10
15516718700	New Kingdom great leaders.	Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Amenhotep IV, Ramses II	11
15516718701	End of Egyptian Rule	300 BCE	12
15516718702	Architecture and the Arts	-The Great Pyramids (2600 BCE) -Paintings, carvings, and sculpture	13
15516718703	Science, Math, and Medicine	-12 month, 365 day calendar -Number systems based on 10's -Used herbs and understood the human body	14
15516718704	Ra	The sun god: Father of Osiris, Isis, and Seth	15
15516718705	Osiris	God of the underworld; First ruler of Egypt	16
15516718706	Isis	Wife of Osiris: Put osiris back together after he was cut into pieces by Seth: Mother of Horus	17
15516718707	Seth	Brother of Osiris: Overthrows his brother. Seth was believes to be the source of disharmony and disorder in the world.	18
15516718708	Horus	Son of Osiris and Isis. Believed to be the protector of earthly kings and Pharohs.	19
15516718709	Thoth	God of wisdom	20
15516718710	Society and Economy	-Farming by peasants: Wheat, Barley, Flax and Cotton	21
15516718711	Trade	-Excess food leads to trade -Merchant class and caravans	22

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AP World History Regions Flashcards

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14870814176	Australia and Oceana		0
14870814177	Caribbean		1
14870814178	Central Africa		2
14870814179	Central America		3
14870814180	Central Asia		4
14870814181	East Africa		5
14870814182	East Asia		6
14870814183	Europe		7
14870814184	Latin America		8
14870814185	Mesoamerica		9
14870814186	Middle East		10
14870814187	North Africa		11
14870814188	North America		12
14870814189	South America		13
14870814190	South Asia		14
14870814191	Southern Africa		15
14870814192	West Africa		16
14870814193	Nile River	The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea	17
14870814194	Tigris River and Euphrates River	Mesopotamia means: "land between rivers":	18
14870814195	Indus River	A river in South Asia that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea.	19
14870814196	Mississippi River	A major North American river and the chief river of the United States, longest river in the U.S.	20
14870814197	Amazon River	A major river in South America that flows through Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil.	21
14870814198	Rio Grande River	Large river that forms a border between the US and Mexico	22
14870814199	Yangtze River	Longest major river in China	23
14870814200	Huang He River	Yellow River	24

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AP World History- Religions Flashcards

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13878104271	Why did we develop belief systems?	Because humans have always needed to understand natural phenomenon. We want to explain the world around us.	0
13878104272	Polytheism	Belief in many gods	1
13878104273	Monotheism	Belief in one God	2
13878104274	Animism	-They practice nature worship -They believe that everything has a spirit -They communicated with and showed respect to ancestors. -It is practiced worldwide but mostly in Africa and the Americas.	3
13878104275	Shinto	A Japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits -"Way of the Gods" -Founded around the year 500 BCE -The Emperor of Japan was considered to be divine and a direct descendant of the Sun Goddess.	4
13878104276	Hinduism	A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms. -Polytheistic -A result of cultural diffusion between the Aryans and other native people in India. -Practiced in India -The Vedas, Upanishads, etc.. were all significant writings.	5
13878104277	Brahma	The term for the Supreme God and Universal Soul in Hinduism.	6
13878104278	Reincarnation	In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding Basically Samsara	7
13878104279	Karma	(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation (life)	8
13878104280	Dharma	Fulfilling one's duty in life	9
13878104281	Caste System	A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life	10
13878104282	Judaism	-A religion with a belief in one god (Monotheistic) -It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. -Practiced worldwide but most Jews are in Israel. -They have 10 commandments	11
13878104283	Buddhism	A religion founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama which teaches that the most important thing in life is to reach peace by ending suffering.	12
13878104284	The Four Noble Truths	The core of the Buddhist teaching. There is suffering. There is a cause to suffering. There is an end to suffering. The is a path out of suffering (the Noble 8-fold path). 1. Life is full of pain and suffering 2. human desire causes this suffering 3. By putting an end to desire, humans can end suffering 4. Humans can end desire by following the Eightfold Path	13
13878104285	The Eightfold Path	1. Know that suffering is caused by desire 2. Be selfless and love all life 3. Do not lie, or speak without a cause 4. Do not kill, steal, or commit other unrighteous acts 5. Do not do things which promote evil 6. Take effort to promote righteousness 7. Be aware of your physical actions, state of mind, and emotions. 8. Learn to meditate.	14
13878104286	Confucianism	A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.	15
13878104287	Five Relationships in Confucianism:	- Ruler to ruled - Father to Son - Older brother to Younger brother - Husband to Wife - Friend to Friend	16
13878104288	Taoism or Daoism	an ideology whose central theme is the Way, a philosophy teaching that eternal happiness lies in total identification with nature and deploring passion, unnecessary invention; simple life of individuals -Ying and Yang is used to illustrate the natural harmony in the world.	17
13878104289	Christianity	A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. -Also has the Ten Commandments -Believe in the Holy Trinity Christians take part in sacraments.	18
13878104290	Islam	A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims.	19
13878104291	The Five Pillars of Islam	1. Confession of Faith 2. Prayer 3. Charity 4. Fasting 5. Pilgrimage	20
13878104292	Zoroastrianism	- A dualistic faith, this means they believe in two gods representing good and evil -It was very important during the Sassanid Persian Dynasty.	21
13878104293	Legalism	Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws	22