Ch 2 AP terms Flashcards

7244072874	Oracle bones	In Chinese civilization, animal bones were heated and the cracks then interpreted as prophecies. The prophecies were written on the bone and provide our earliest written sources for ancient China.	0
7244074457	Mandate of Heaven	the ideological foundation of Chinese emperors, this was a belief that a ruler held authority by command of divine force as long as he ruled morally and benevolently	1
7244076458	Harappa/Mohenjo Daro	major cities of the Indus River Valley civilization that flourished around 2,000 B.C.E	2
7244085297	Cuneiform	wedged-shape writing in the form of symbols incised into clay tablets; used in Mesopotamia from around 3,100 B.C.E. to the beginning of the Common Era	3
7244089195	Hieroglyphs	Ancient Egyptian writing system; literally, "sacred carvings"—so named because the Greeks saw them prominently displayed in Egyptian temples	4
7244092113	Epic of Gilgamesh	the most famous existing literary work from ancient Mesopotamia, it tells the story of one man's quest for immortality	5
7244099792	Hebrews	a smaller early civilization whose development of a monotheistic faith that provided the foundation of modern Judaism, Christianity, and Islam assured them a significant place in world history	6
7244102440	Phoenicians	A civilization in the area of present-day Lebanon, creators of the first alphabetic writing system	7
7244103557	Hyksos	a pastoral group of unknown ethnicity that invaded Egypt and ruled in the north from 1650-1535 B.C.E. Their dominance was based on their use of horses, chariots, and bronze technology.	8
7244109712	Judaism	One father God protects his chosen people Influences Christianity and Islam	9
7244114093	Vedic Religions	(Aryan nomads who invaded India) Early polytheism based on reincarnation Will greatly influence Hinduism and later Buddhism	10
7244119072	Zoroastrianism	(Persians) Early monotheism based on an evil god and a good god Probably influenced Judaism which influenced other major monotheistic faiths	11