AP World Bank Part Two Flashcards
AP World History
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| 203466557 | Yellow River | Also known as the Huang-He river. The second longest river in China and the sixth longest in the world. The majority of ancient Chinese civilizations originated in the Yellow River Valley. | 0 | |
| 203466558 | Oracle Bones | The earliest known Chinese writing is found on these from ritual activity of the Shang period. | 1 | |
| 203466559 | Teotihuacan | A large central city in the Mesoamerican region. Located about 25 miles Northeast of present day Mexico City. Exhibited city planning and unprecedented size for its time. Reached its peak around the year 450. | 2 | |
| 203466560 | Jenne-Jeno | One of the first urbanized centers in western Africa. A walled community home to approximately 50,000 people at its height. Evidence suggests domestication of agriculture and trade with nearby regions. | 3 | |
| 203466561 | Great Zimbabwe | A stone-walled enclosure found in Southeast Africa. Have been associated with trade, farming, and mining. | 4 | |
| 203466562 | Hammurabi | The first king of the Babylonian Empire. Best known for his legal code. | 5 | |
| 203466563 | Code of Hammurabi | A collection of 282 laws. One of the first (but not THE first) examples of written law in the ancient world. | 6 | |
| 203466564 | Hittites | An ancient Anatolian group whose empire at largest extent consisted of most of the Middle East. Some of the first two-wheeled chariots and iron. | 7 | |
| 203466565 | Assyrians | Descendants of the Akkadians who participated in warfare and trade in the region of Mesopotamia. Established an independent state around 1900 BCE. | 8 | |
| 203466566 | Zoroastrianism | One of the first widely followed monotheistic religions. Prominent in Babylonia. | 9 |