AP World History Review Flashcards

7557003727	Why have historians called the Assyrian Empire of the first millennium BCE the first true empire?	The Assyrian Empire has been known as the first true empire because of the large land area they conquered and had influence on. Also, because of the Diverse population , large-scale trade, and availability to many resources.	0
7557006501	How were the Assyrians able to conquer and control such a large and diverse empire?	The Assyrians were able to conquer and control so much because of the many capitals throughout the empire, advanced technology- iron, and strong military. Their military was very rewarding because in exchange for service individuals could receive more land, this was called the Spoils of War.	1
7557011307	Banpo village	Remains included pottery and bronze.	2
7557013567	Xia	hereditary monarchy, Flood control(extremely important!- Dams)	3
7557016433	Shang	(1766-1122 BCE): created a monopoly of bronze, horse-drawn chariots, large armies, political organizations(fortified cities: walls)	4
7557019728	Zhou	1122- 256 BCE): no written laws(rule by decree) - decentralization of authority: large taxes: internal conflicts and external northern invaders, fighting in regional kingdoms , cheap iron instead of bronze, literature- order (confucius) written on perishable bamboo srips- fell apart not well preserved	5
7557023597	Writing in China	Pictograph to Ideograph	6
7557026089	Steppe Nomads	not able to grow crops very well moved on to herding : tensions-frequent raidings	7
7557030468	dominant ppl in mespotamia	Sumerians	8
7557033158	King Nebuchadnezzar	(reigned 605 - 562 BCE) lavished wealth and resources on his capital city.	9
7557035303	Hebrew law borrows	the principle of lex talionis from Hammurabi's code.	10
7557037448	Phonecians:	In place of a unified monarchy, they had a series of states ruled by local kings.	11
7557040808	The Hittities were responsible for two technological innovations	the construction of light, horse-drawn chariots and the refinement of iron metallu	12
7557044220	The power of the pharohs was strongest during	the first millennium of Egyptian history.	13
7557047962	Hyksos	(meaning, "foreign rulers"), from southwest Asia. The Hyksos introduced horses and horse-drawn chariots to Egypt, and also the use of bronze tipped weaponry (Egyptians had formerly only used wooden weapons).	14
7557050265	Tuthmosis III	(reigned 1479 - 1425 BCE) personally led 17 campaigns to Palestine and Syria. He dominated the coastal regions of the eastern Mediterranean, as well as North Africa.	15
7557052962	After 1900 BCE, the Harappan society largely collapsed	Firstly, because of deforestation, which lead to decreased rainfall and erosion. Another cause would be natural disasters, such as a sudden flood or earthquake.	16