AP World History Chapter 2 Flashcards

2759226758	Ziggurats	Mesopotamian temples; distinctive stepped pyramids that housed temples and altars to the principal local deity Ex. In Uruk 3200 BCE in honor of fertility goddess Inanna	0
2759230019	Cuneiform	Written language of the Samarian's; probably the first written script in the world; "wedge shaped"; Started to develop in 2900 B.C.E.	1
2759233054	Epic of Gilgamesh	Worlds oldest complete epic literary masterpiece; about legendary king of Uruk (3000 BCE); recounted experiences of Gilgamesh and Enkidu , Explored themes of friendship, relations between humans and gods, and the meaning of life and death	2
2759236359	Lex Talionis	" law of retaliation" laws in which offenders suffered punishments similar to their crimes; the most famous example is Hammurabi's laws; also in Hebrew law	3
2759237714	Samarian's	Earliest Mesopotamian society BCE TIMELINE 5000- irrigation 4000- first cities 3500- wheels 3000- 100 k pop; kings; wheeled carts 3200- ziggurat in Uruk 2500- city states 2300- water travel 3200-2350 cities dominated	4
2759250144	Assyrians	Southwest Asian people who built an empire that reached its height during the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.E.; known for a powerful army and a well structured state BCE TIMELINE: 1300- spread 722- conquered N Israel 612- empire fell 586- conquered Judah, destroyed Jerusalem	5
2759259228	Phoenicians	A maritime civilization of the Mediterranean that developed extensive trade and communication networks as well as an early alphabetical script (1500 BCE) 1200-800 BCE Dom. Mediterranean trade	6
2759261194	Hittites	Group of people that settled in central Anatolia around 2000 B.C.E., established powerful kingdoms, concord the Babylonian empire in 1595 B.C.E., and dissolves about 1200 B.C.E. Tech feats: Iron metallurgy, light horse drawn chariots	7
2759263703	Hebrew	Semitic speaking nomadic tribe influential for monotheistic belief in Yahweh; speakers of Hebrew Lang; ancestors of Israelites and Jews	8
2759267881	Monotheism	Belief in only one God; a rare concept in the ancient world	9
2759268299	Polytheism	Belief in more than one God; common in ancient world	10