AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

Ap World History Geography Review Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
14691131275Nile River0
14691131276Indus River1
14691131277Huang He2
14691131280Amazon River3
14691131281Atlantic Ocean4
14691131282Pacific Ocean5
14691131283Indian Ocean6
14691131284Mediterranean Sea7
14691131285Black Sea8
14691131286Caspian Sea9
14691131287Arabian Sea10
14691131288Himalayas11
14691131289Alps12
14691131290Caucasus Mountains13
14691131291Ural Mountains14
14691131292Andes15
14691131293Gobi Desert16
14691131294Sahara Desert17
14691131295Kalahari Desert18
14691131296Arabian Peninsula19
14691131297Korean Peninsula20
14691131298Caribbean21
14691131299Middle East22
14691131300South Asia23
14691131301Southeast Asia24
14691131302Indonesia25
14691131304Japan26
14691131305Canton27
14691131306Baghdad28
14691131308Mecca29
14691131310Constantinople/Istanbul30
14691131311Cordoba31
14691131312Jerusalem32
14691131313Tenochtitlan33
14691131314Timbuktu34
14691131315Beijing35
14691131317Calcutta36
14691131319Moscow37
14691131320South China Sea38
14691131321Strait of Gibraltar39
14691131322Bering Sea40
14691131323Sea of Japan41
14691131324Bosporus42
14691131325Persian Gulf43
14691131326Niger River44
14691131327Tiber River45
14691131328Ganges River46
14691131329Yangtze River47
14691131330Pyrenees Mountains48
14691131332Swahili Coast49
14691131338Sub-Saharan AfricaPortion of the African continent lying south of the Sahara.50
14691131333Iberian Peninsula51
14691131335Malaysian Peninsula52
14691131336Crimean Peninsula53
14691131339AnatoliaA large peninsula at the western edge of Asia; also called Asia Minor54
14691131337Central Asia Steppes55
Powered by Quizlet.com

AP World History First Civilizations Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
10654519666What was the first civilization to emerge?Mesopotamia0
10654519667Where is Mesopotamia located?Fertile Crescent1
10654519668Where is Mesopotamia located in present day?Iraq2
10654519669What are some features that civilizations created?•inequality •new forms of government •writing •development of urban centers3
10654519670What were some things the Mesopotamians developed?The wheel, use of copper, and bronze tools4
10654519671The Sumerians soon took over MesopotamiaYeah idk I just put that in there5
10654519672Why were the Sumerians important?•cuneiform •epic of Gilgamesh •invention of the wheel6
10654519673What is the first form of writing?Cuneiform7
10654519674What were the believes of the Sumerians?They were polytheistic and believed the gods were anthropomorphic.8
10654519675What religious buildings did the Sumerians build?Ziggurats9
10654519676Akkadians"Semitic people" north of the Sumerian city-state. Lasted only 200 years and was the first instance of dynastic rule10
10654519677AssyriansKnown as a warrior people who ruthlessly conquered neighboring countries; their empire stretched from east to north of the Tigris River all the way to centeral Egypt; used ladders, weapons like iron-tipped spears, daggers and swords, tunnels, and fearful military tactics to gain strength in their empire11
10654519678Something the Assyrians were known forThe capital of asur12
10654519679The dankest civilization that went by the name of BabylonThey created the beautiful Hammurabi and Hammurabi's code13
10654519680The political structure of the Sumerians•Stressed city-states ruled by a king who claimed divined authority •regulated religion and enforced duties •began a tradition of slavery14
10654519681Social structure of the SumeriansThey were a patriarchal society they did not allow women to work and women had few legal protections15
10654519682Facts about cuneiformRather than letters cuneiform was consisted of shapes and symbols in often written on clay tablets16
10654519683Epic of GilgameshThe most famous extant literary work from ancient Mesopotamia, it tells the story of one man's quest for immortality.17
10654519684HammurabiHe was the sixth king of Babylon18
10654519685Hammurabi's codeHad a laws that were based off of an eye for an eye and a tooth for tooth ideology19
10654519686Where were the Phoenicians located?present day Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan20
10654519687Phoenicians created CarthageCarthage was a primary trading post in north Africa21
10654519688Why were the Phoenicians important?They came up with an alphabetic script consisted of 22 letters22
10654519689Where were the Hebrews located?Palestine, Israel, Lebanon23
10654519690The Hebrews were founded by?Abraham24
10654519691Where did the Hebrews go?They left Mesopotamia to establish Canaan (promised land)25
10654519692Why did the Hebrews leave Canaan to go to Egypt?Drought26
10654519693What happened to the Hebrews in EgyptThey became slaves27
10654519694What did Moses receive on Mt. Sinai?10 commandments28
10654519695When Moses took them back to Canaan what happened?They fought the Philistines and defeated them29
10654519696Things that happen under King David's ruleThey establish Jerusalem and expanded borders and believed in the prosperity to the holy land30
10654519697Things that king Solomon didWhat is real and Judah we can eventually exel the Babylon also persons allowed Hebrews to return home31
Powered by Quizlet.com

Pages

Subscribe to CourseNotes RSS

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!