Chapter 3 AP World History Flashcards

7333939645	Code of Hammurabi	Series of laws publicized because of King Hammurabi of Babylon. Not a code, but number of laws for social order	0
7333939646	Cradle of Civilization	Term for southern Mesopotamia	1
7333944501	Cuneiform	Wedge-shaped writing in form of symbols, written into clay tablets used during a period in Mesopotamia	2
7333945886	Egypt	Aka "the gift of the Nile" because the area wouldn't be able to support a large population without the water made agriculture possible	3
7333945887	Epic of Gilgamesh	Famous story from ancient Mesopotamia, explains a mans quest for immortality	4
7333948940	Harappa	Major city of the Indus valley region	5
7333948941	Queen Hatshepsut	Ancient Egypt's most famous queen	6
7333951512	Hebrew	Civilization who developed monotheistic faith, and provided foundation of many religions today	7
7333951513	Hieroglyphics	Ancient Egyptian writing system, "sacred carvings" named by the greeks.	8
7333956139	Hittites	An Indo-European civilization established in Anatolia	9
7333956140	Hyksos	Pastoral group that invaded Egypt and ruled in the North. Their dominance was based on their superior technology (bronze, chariots and horses)	10
7333964251	Indus Valley	Major civilization which emerged in modern Pakistan in the valley of the Indus and Saraswati Rivers, known for its uniformity	11
7333962158	Mandate of Heaven	The logic that a ruler held his rank as long if he ruled morally and benevolently, this was what Chinese emperors had to follow	12
7333962159	Mesopotamia	The valley between the Euphrates and the Tigris rives, present day Iraq	13
7333967378	Minoan Civilization	An advanced civilization that developed on the island of Crete	14
7333967379	Mohenjo Daro:	A major city of the Indus Valley civilization;	15
7333973332	Norte Chico/Caral	Norte Chico is the area along the coast of Peru, home to a civilization named Caral	16
7333975167	Nubia	Civilization south of Egypt in the Nile Valley. Known for development of alphabetic writing system and ironworking industry.	17
7333975168	Olmec Civilization	An early civilization along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico	18
7333982824	Oracle Bones	Heated animal bones whose cracks were interpreted as prophecies in Chinese civilization. The prophecies were written on the bones, and they show earliest written documents for ancient China	19
7333985205	Patriarchy	A social system of male dominance.	20
7333982825	Pharaoh	King of Egypt. Term means "the palace" and was used during the New Kingdom.	21
7333987979	Phoenicians	A civilization in the area of present-day Lebanon, creators of the first alphabetic writing system.	22
7333991372	Pyramids	Tombs made for Egyptian pharaoh, primarily built in the Old Kingdom, pyramids are also found in south Egypt.	23
7333991373	Quipu	Knotted cords used by the Norte Chico for accounting and possibly writing	24
7333994236	Rise of The State	Process of centralization that took place in the Fist Civilizations, branching out from basic villages, and developing many characteristics of sophisticated villages.	25
7333994237	Salinization	The rise of minerals in soil, decreases fertility	26
7333996395	Sanxingdui	An ancient city of China that developed independently from the Shang dynasty.	27
7333998230	Shang Dynasty *	Period of Chinese history from 1766 to 1122 b.c.e.	28
7333998231	Son of Heaven	Title for the ruler of China, acknowledge ruler's position between Heaven and Earth	29
7334000485	Teotihuacán	The largest city of ancient Mesoamerica	30
7334000486	Urk	The largest city of ancient Mesopotamia	31
7334001914	Xia Dynasty	A legendary series of monarchs of early China	32
7334009438	Zhou Dynasty	Period of Chinese history from 1122 to 256 b.c.e.	33
7334009439	Ziggurat	Mesopotamian stepped pyramid, unlike Egypt it was not hollow	34