AP WORLD HISTORY: CHAPTER 2 Flashcards
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| 7324363985 | The territory of ancient Mesopotamia is presently occupied by which country? | Iraq | 0 | |
| 7324365977 | In what ways was Norte Chico different from Egypt and the Sumerian city-states? | - smaller cities - less evidence of economic specialization - not a grain-based farming - did not develop pottery or writing - lack of defensive walls - little evidence of warfare - Quipu-knotted string to count - record keeping | 1 | |
| 7324367688 | What is unique about the earliest Chinese civilizations and those that followed? | Idea of centralized state/government | 2 | |
| 7324369631 | By what authority did Chinese emperors rule? Why is this significant? | - mandate of heaven gives authority to rule - Because of the mandate he is the son of heaven | 3 | |
| 7324372486 | Which civilization is sometimes called the "mother civilization" of Mesoamerica? | Olmecs | 4 | |
| 7324372487 | What is the primary economic foundation for civilization? | Agriculture | 5 | |
| 7324376830 | What explanations have been advanced for the origins of the First Civilizations? | - they were needed for irrigation products - Populations grew (need complex structure) - Warfare and Trade - geography (luckiness) - Robert Carneiro theory | 6 | |
| 7324383027 | From where (which class/occupation) did many rulers of the First Civilizations arise? Why? | - high priest - their right to rule legitimated by association with the sacred | 7 | |
| 7324385401 | What are unique features of some cities in the First Civilizations? | - walls (Mesopotamia) - temples/ziggurats - large populations (Mesopotamia) - labor specialization - evidence of sewers (Indus River Valley) - social inequality - roads -agricultural techniques | 8 | |
| 7324399148 | What were some ways that class distinctions were displayed in the First Civilizations? | - special robes - banners - chariots - weapons - ornaments | 9 | |
| 7324401594 | In the First Civilizations, slaves were drawn from which pool of people? | - prisoners of war - criminals - debtors | 10 | |
| 7324403854 | Describe gender relations in the First Civilizations. | - gender inequality - lower class women had more freedom - women are defined by their relationship with men - women are weak but dangerous | 11 | |
| 7324406470 | In what ways did social class affect gender roles? | - women in the upper class were more restricted - women in lower were more free because of jobs | 12 | |
| 7324408173 | What are some possible explanations for the emergence of patriarchy in the First Civilizations? | laws that regulated female sexuality | 13 | |
| 7324410215 | How was patriarchy expressed in the First Civilizations? | - control of women's sexuality - veils determining "respectable" and "nonrespectable" women - powerful goddesses titles changed to more "nonpowerful" things such as home and hearth | 14 | |
| 7324412136 | How did the legal rights of women vary in the First Civilizations? | opportunities to initiate divorce in Egypt | 15 | |
| 7324414180 | What are the features of civilizations? | - cities - organized central governments - writing - job specialization - complex religions - public works - arts and architecture - social classes | 16 | |
| 7324424060 | What were some common features of kingships in the First Civilizations? | - use of religion to persuade people - kings were coercive - monumental architecture - writing used by early kings | 17 | |
| 7324426306 | What was unique about the role of Pharaohs in Egyptian civilization in comparison with leaders of other First Civilizations? | - considered a God - all have divine qualities | 18 | |
| 7324427880 | What was the relationship between religion and government in the First Civilization? What are some examples? | - chinese kings known as son of heaven - only rulers or priest can conduct rituals - pharaohs considered Gods and supernatural - monumental architecture - clothing/jewelery | 19 | |
| 7324429617 | Why did writing emerge in the First Civilizations? | - to keep track of who paid their taxes - sign of elite status - enable us to have law codes | 20 | |
| 7324431465 | How did rulers in the First Civilizations display their power? | - monumental agriculture - writing | 21 | |
| 7324434101 | How can the instability in ancient Mesopotamia be explained? | - lacked security - unpredictable environment | 22 | |
| 7324442965 | What differences existed between Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations? | - | 23 | |
| 7324444312 | Why did the power of the Egyptian pharaohs decline by 2400 BCE? | - eroded by local officials/nobles - later on, loses more power because Nile flooding and crops hurt | 24 | |
| 7324444313 | What evidence proves that there was interaction and exchange between the First Civilizations and the surrounding regions of the ancient world? | - horse-drawn chariots technologies - philosophy - when crops that are not usually there, are there | 25 | |
| 7324447939 | How do historians use the word "civilization"? | suggest refined behavior, a "higher" form of society, something unreservedly positive. | 26 |