AP Flashcards

7578416188	Geography	It deals with the study of the location , extent, distribution, frequency and interactions.	0
7578419790	Continent	It is defined as a large unbroken land mass completely surrounded by water.	1
7578428185	7 continents	Asia, Europe, Africa, South and North America, Oceania, Antarctica	2
7578430693	Glaciers	Are slow moving of ice	3
7578431389	Sea	a large body of water almost surrounded by land	4
7578432628	Strait	a narrow body of water between 2 large bodies of water	5
7578434662	Lakes	bodies of water surrounded by land	6
7578435715	Bay	a part of a lake or ocean which creates a semi-circular along the shore	7
7578437562	Cove	a small sheltered inlet	8
7578439668	Waterfall	a body of water falling from a river or a stream in an elevated area	9
7578441463	Gulf	a large bay	10
7578443275	Tigris & Euphrates	2 rivers that flourished along Mesopotamia	11
7578444370	Sumerians	Built ziggurats and made offerings	12
7578445866	Contributions of Sumerians	Sexagesimal system, Cuneiform, Principles of Algebra, Lunar Calendar w/ 12 months	13
7578452121	Akkadians	headed by Sargon The Great, who defeated the city-states of Sumer. Lasted for 200 years and was down due to famine and invasion	14
7578454837	Babylonian Empire	Headed by Hammurabi who invaded Mesopotamia	15
7578458043	Hittites	Occupied Anatolia (Present day Turkey), Herdsmen from Babylon, First group of people who used iron metals as their weapons	16
7578461225	Assyrians	Developed a strong army to fight invaders, known as one of the fiercest, most warlike people of all Ancient people	17
7578465032	Chaldeans	the rebirth of Babylon, developed the 13 belt of constellations called Zodiac, headed by Nebuchadnezzar, who made Babylon a city of wonders	18
7578467733	Persians	Came from the land of Eastern part of Persian Gulf (Iran)	19
7578469345	Zoroastrianism	Founded by Zoroaster, Persians' religion	20
7578470064	Zen-Avesta	Sacred book of Persians	21
7578471298	Phoenicians	Traded timber from cedar trees, purple cloth wore by kings	22
7578477060	Hebrews	The place Canaan was their ancient home. later called as Hebrews	23
7578478904	Contributions of Hebrews	Ten Commandments, Mosaic Law, Monotheism	24
7578485510	Indus	Modern day Pakistan	25
7578486556	Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa	2 cities that Indus occupied	26
7578489522	Suttee	When the husband dies, the wife should go with the husband, burning	27
7578491403	Caste System	Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Sudra	28
7578495275	Contributions of Indian Civilization	Mud bricks, geometry, government	29
7578502311	Menes	First pharaoh	30
7578503747	Akhenaton	ordered the worship to only one god, ATON, god of sun.	31
7578514965	Tutankhamon	Youngest Pharaoh,restored the old religious beliefs and restored the worship of god Amun. known from the idea of mummification.	32
7578532588	Minoans	Lived on the island of Crete	33
7578533276	Palace of Minos and Knossos	complicated structures consisting of a honeycomb of various rooms surrounding a large courtyard	34
7578537428	Minoan Culture	Bull leaping and Art	35
7578538014	Theory One	Earthquake	36
7578538471	Theory Two	Volcano erupted at Thera	37
7578539453	Theory Three	War between Minoans and Mycenaean	38
7578541123	Mycenaean Age	Took control of Crete at Knossor by 1500 BCE	39
7578551645	Trojan War	Greeks vs. Troy	40
7578551646	Sparta	Obsessed with war	41
7578553511	Athens	Took the lead in the creation of democracy	42
7578554980	Alexander the Great	Was not an Athenian but a Macedonian, brilliant military strategist	43