Ap world history Flashcards

4563102853	Ziggurats	Large multistory pyramids	0
4563102854	The epic of Gilgamesh	First book written by Uruk in Sumerian city state	1
4563102855	Cuneiform	Mesopotamia writing	2
4563102856	Theocracy	Governed by gods or priests	3
4563102857	Hammurabi	Led the Babylonians to conquer Mesopotamia	4
4563102858	Hammurabis code	•Eye for an eye •Struck someone hand is cut off •break someone's bone yours shall be broken	5
4563102859	The Old Kingdom (3100-2500 B.C.E.)	•Pharaohs were most powerful and the economy was the strongest. •pyramids for tombs	6
4563102860	The Middle Kingdom (2100-1650 B.C.E)	•Pharaohs regained power during this long and peaceful period. •trade with neighbors became more extensive •middle class and merchants developed	7
4563102861	The New Kingdom (1550-700 B.C.E.)	Hyksos ruled native Egyptians but defeated by princes from Thebes • Hyksos married Egyptians and used their culture	8
4563102862	Patriarchy	Dominated by men	9