AP World History-Unit 2 Flashcards

7236300726	Civilization	An area that meets certain political, economic, and technological criteria	0
7236302413	Babylon	The most important city in southern Mesopotamia in the "historical period." 1900 BCE- 1600 BCE	1
7236306974	Sumerians	The earliest people living in Mesopotamia in the "historical period." 4500 BCE-1900 BCE	2
7236311219	Semitic	A family of related languages that have long been spoken across parts of Western Asia and Northern Africa. Ex. Hebrew, Phoenician, Arabic	3
7236317985	City-State	Independent urban centers that controlled the surrounding agricultural territories.	4
7236343542	Hammurabi	(r. 1792 BCE-1750 BCE) Started a series of military campaigns "Law of Code" creator ft. severe physical punishments	5
7236350852	Scribes	Trained professionals who used their reading and writing abilities for administrative tasks.	6
7236353693	Ziggurat	a multi-story, mud brick, pyramid shaped tower Theorized to be used for religious and political things	7
7236365092	Amulet	Small charms that are meant to protect the bearer from evil	8
7236404007	Cuneiform	The Mesopotamian writing system A sharpened reed made wedge shaped impressions into a moist clay tablet Difficult to master	9
7236407247	Ma'at	The order of the universe Link between his (king's) people and the gods	10
7236410501	Pyramid	Used as tombs for pharaohs	11
7236411638	Memphis	Located on the Lower Nile Capital during the Old Kingdom	12
7236412947	Thebes	South Prominent during the Middle and New Kingdom	13
7236414856	Hieroglyphics	Egyptian writing system Picture symbols=words, syllables, sounds	14
7236426224	Papyrus	Writing material (Egyptian) Exported in large quantities	15
7236432504	Mummy	The body of a human or animal that has undergone the preservation process. Done so that the body can be used in the afterlife.	16
7242468193	Harappa and Mohenjo Daro	The modern names of the two cities that provided the most information on the Indus Valley Culture	17