AP World History Chapter 3 Flashcards
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| 3659613188 | Akhenaten | -King Amernhotep IV -adopted monotheistic religion -worshipped Aten (god of the Sun) -considered himself mediator between people and Aten -moved capital 200 miles north of Thebes | 0 | |
| 3659620413 | Akhetaten | -capital city of Egypt under King Akhenaten -desert 200 miles north of Thebes -location threatened stability of Egypt -was destroyed after Akhenaten's death | 1 | |
| 3659625646 | Aryans | -invaded Indus Valley Civilization -adopted Harappan cultures (arts, agriculture, seal (Shiva), caste system) | 2 | |
| 3659637474 | caste system | -used by both the Harappans and Aryans -ranked people at birth based on family occupation, colorm ritual purity -social structure system | 3 | |
| 3659641572 | cataract | -parts of the Nile River -not navigable because of waterfalls and rapids |  | 4 |
| 3659643634 | Harappa | -second biggest city in the Indus River Valley -near Punjab -used writing systems -centers for people to gather -had a social/economic structure | 5 | |
| 3659651443 | Hyksos | -invaded Egypt during Middle Kingdom -abolished the pharoah -instituted a diverse, disorderly government which was thrown over by rebellion | 6 | |
| 3659656842 | Indus River Valley Civilization | -began in 7000 BCE -language still not deciphered -located in Southern Asia -monsoons and floods created fertile lands -Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were the largest cities -can hold population of 40, 000 -crafts included pottery, dyeing, metal working, beadworking -active regional trade (found jade from Himalayans, lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, turquoise from Persia, amethyst from Mewai) | 7 | |
| 3659673581 | ma'at | -justice system throughout the kingdom (Egypt) -kings had to maintain ma'at -kings kept forces of nature balanced -kings invited annual flooding of the Nile | 8 | |
| 3659678558 | Menes/Narmer | -ruler who conquered Egypt -unified Egypt (3100 BCE) -first pharoah -built Memphis (earliest capital of Egypt) | 9 | |
| 3659694104 | Middle Kingdom | -period of time in Egypt -pharoah was abolished by foreigners (Nubians) -King Mentuhotpe (ruler of Thebes) reunited the kingdom (north was Herakleopolis, south was Thebes) -trade was revived -fine arts and literature flourished | 10 | |
| 3659705869 | Mohenjo-Daro | -biggest city in the Indus River Valley Civilization -administrative center -three miles in circumfrence -contained a suburb -most developed city in the world at the time | 11 | |
| 3659713647 | monotheism | -worshipping of one god | 12 | |
| 3659716406 | mummification | -process of preserving deceased body -process of drying and embalming the body -associated with ancient Egyptians -represented advancement of culture, interest in religion, afterlife, and honoring the deceased |  | 13 |
| 3659726477 | New Kingdom | -period of time in ancient Egypt -phase of expansion and imperialism -pharoah was reinstated | 14 | |
| 3659732729 | Nile Valley Civilization | -7000 BCE -civilization located near the Nile River (Egypt) -fertile land in upper Egypt gave rise to the civilization | 15 | |
| 3659743822 | Old Kingdom | -period of time in ancient Egypt -pharoahs had immense power -Egypt expanded into the south (Nubia) | 16 | |
| 3659748779 | pharoah | -king of ancient Egypt -given prestigious tombs -considered a god -also considered a political and military leader | 17 | |
| 3659753145 | pyramid | -smooth, steeply sloping sides that meet at an apex -used as tombs for ancient Egyptian people and pharoahs -constructed with much labor and intelligence -showed signs of improved architecture and enforcement of labor -intense mastery of land and natural resources |  | 18 |