AP World History Flashcards
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| 207542534 | Sargon Akkad | (2370-2315 BCE) | 0 | |
| 207542535 | Hammurabi | (1792-1750 B.C.E) | 1 | |
| 207542536 | Nebuchadnezzar | 605-550 B.C.E. | 2 | |
| 207542537 | King David | 100-970 B.C.E. | 3 | |
| 207542538 | King Solomon | 970-930 B.C.E. son of King David; transformed Jerusalem into a magnificent capital through heavy taxation | 4 | |
| 207542539 | Menes/Narmer | king of upper egypt united the two kingdoms of upper and lower egypt. Founded the city of Memphis. 3100 B.C.E | 5 | |
| 207542540 | Tuthmosis III | lived 1479 - 1425 BCE. built an empire including Palestine, Syria, Nubia. Know to have restored Egyptian dominance in Nubia | 6 | |
| 207542541 | Hatshepsut | Queen of Egypt (1473-1458 B.C.E.). There is evidence of opposition to a woman as ruler. expanded trade sourth to Punt and Red Sea | 7 | |
| 207542542 | Akhenaten | 1353-1335 B.C.E | 8 | |
| 207542543 | Herodotus | the ancient greek known as the father of history. 450 B.C.E traveled Egypt | 9 | |
| 207542544 | Indra | Chief deity of the Aryans; depicted as a colossal, hard-drinking warrior | 10 | |
| 207542545 | Mohenjo-Daro | Indus Valley city laid out in a grid pattern. Had a complex irrigation and sewer system., One of the first settlements in India. 2500 B.C.E | 11 | |
| 207542546 | Lawbook of Manu | A moral code prepared in the first century B.C.E. in India dictating the role of women in Indian society. | 12 | |
| 207542547 | Upanishads | 800-400 B.C.E | 13 | |
| 207542548 | Olmecs | 1200-400 B.C.E. Achievements include irrigation, a simple calendar and writing system, and small cities. Served nerve center of the first of complex society in America | 14 | |
| 207542549 | Mayan | Earliest known heirs of the Olmecs. reached peak 300-900 CE. Paved way for astronomers today | 15 | |
| 207542550 | Teotihuacan- | A powerful city-state in central Mexico (400-600 C.E.). Its population was about 150,000 at its peak in 600. Influenced the culture of later Mesoamerican cultures | 16 | |
| 207542551 | Popol Vuh | a book containing a versioin of the Mayan story of creation. | 17 | |
| 207542552 | Lapita People | beach in New Caledonia 1500-500 B.C.E. trade communication system 2800 miles agriculture villages chiefdoms | 18 | |
| 207542553 | Xia Dynasty | 2200 B.C.E. First Chinese Dynasty to be created. The dynasty provided an authoriative monarchy rule in China for many generations. | 19 | |
| 207542554 | Shang Dynasty | 1766-1122 B.C.E Replaced the Xia due to bronze metallurgy. First organized river society | 20 | |
| 207542555 | Book Of Songs | 1700 B.C.E Earliest collection of Chinese poems. During Zhou Dynasty and dealt with political themes, rituals and romance | 21 | |
| 207542556 | Yangshao Society | 5000-3000 B.C.E. Developed in the region of the Yellow River. | 22 | |
| 207542557 | Zhou Dynasty | 1046-256 B.C.E. Succeeded the Shang Dynasty as the main political authority in Northern China. Brought in the concept of Mandate of heaven | 23 | |
| 207542558 | Book of Changes | This is about the art of predicting the future. Got Chinese people into the act of fortune telling | 24 |