AP World History First Civilizations Review Flashcards
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| 10529658062 | What were the early people of Mesopotamia called? | Sumerians | 0 | |
| 10529660682 | Why did the Sumerians farm by the river? | Rivers provide water source and irrigation to fertilize the soil | 1 | |
| 10529665893 | When did the first Sumerian cities develop? | Between 5000-4000 BCE along the Tigris and Euphrates River | 2 | |
| 10529671775 | What does City-State mean? | The city and all the land around it | 3 | |
| 10529681284 | What is the class structure for Mesopotamia | 1) Rich Farmers 2) Farmers (little or no land), artisans: craftsman 3) Slaves: Tiny population, minimal, mainly prisoners of war | 4 | |
| 10529700631 | What is Hammurabi's code? | A code created by king Hammurabi basically summing up what people can and cannot do and also lists the punishment for actions | 5 | |
| 10529711137 | What does farming eliminate? | Women's role as food gatherers | 6 | |
| 10529724939 | What does polytheistic mean? | The belief in multiple gods | 7 | |
| 10529729119 | What are deities (looking for specific word) | Anthropomorphic; physical form of humans | 8 | |
| 10529735204 | What is technology | Any specialized knowledge used to transform environment and society | 9 | |
| 10529753504 | What was the copper age? | Age where copper was used for tools (ca. 4000-3000 BCE) | 10 | |
| 10529759097 | What was the bronze age? | Age when bronze was most commonly used for tools or weapons (ca. 3000-1200 BCE) | 11 | |
| 10529788517 | Who destroyed the Hittite? | Unknown invaders aka "sea people" | 12 | |
| 10529791327 | Where was the Assyrian Empire? | Northern Mesopotamia | 13 | |
| 10529796390 | What trade were the Assyrians involved in | Tin and silver | 14 | |
| 10529799537 | When did their power increase | After the dark age when they conquered cities and built an empire | 15 | |
| 10529804956 | What were the Assyrian kings chosen to do? | 1) They were chosen to be a representative of the gods 2) Military leaders 3) Supervised state religion, conducted ceremonies | 16 | |
| 10529818414 | How was the Assyrians MIlitary? | There had a massive army 1/2 a million Well organized, used calvery, spies, couriers Use of iron weapons which are stronger than bronze Use of terror tactics | 17 | |
| 10529850857 | What were the Israelite people known as? | Jews Hebrews and Israelite | 18 | |
| 10529861681 | What did Abraham do | He had visions of there only being one god | 19 | |
| 10529907189 | What is Egypt formed around | The Nile River | 20 | |
| 10529917747 | What are Pharaohs | Kings chosen by the gods | 21 | |
| 10529923041 | What religion was Egypt | They were polytheistic | 22 | |
| 10529926560 | What did Egyptians do for death/burial | They believed that your body was needed in the next life so they protected it so it was still nice and not decomposed for the next life | 23 | |
| 10529931214 | What is the Sphinx? | The largest statue in ancient worlds |  | 24 |
| 10529935775 | What was the purpose of the Great Pyramids of Giza | They were burial sites to the pharaohs; the purpose was to show greatness |  | 25 |
| 10529940772 | When did the pyramids finish construction | (ca 1550 BCE) | 26 | |
| 10529944218 | What form of writings did the Egyptians have?1 | They wrote in Hieroglyphs |  | 27 |
| 10529947872 | What did the Egyptians Trade? | They traded Papyrus and grain for gold, cedar and ivory | 28 | |
| 10529954265 | What are some Notable Rulers? | Queen Aatshepsut Pharaoh Ahkanatem Pharaoh Tutankhamun Pharaoh Ramses | 29 | |
| 10529985343 | How did Egyptian rule end? | They were conquered by the Persians | 30 | |
| 10529988992 | Where is Indus Valley? | India (South Asia) | 31 | |
| 10529993896 | What were the technological Achievements they accomplished? | 1)Irrigation 2) Potters Wheel 3) Brick Making 4) Bronze metallurgy 5) Writing System | 32 | |
| 10530001625 | What happened to the Indus Valley Civilization? | The town was abandoned | 33 | |
| 10530004297 | Why was the Indus Valley Civilization Abandoned? | Scholars believe natural disaster and environmental change | 34 | |
| 10530017039 | What is China's Geography like? | West and Northwest: Flat steppes, deserts, plateau's | 35 | |
| 10530025821 | The eastern part of China was divided into what 2 areas? | The North Yellow River Valley The South Yangzi River Valley | 36 | |
| 10530029747 | When did the Xia dynasty rule? | They ruled between 2200-1750 BCE | 37 | |
| 10530031160 | What is a dynasty | A ruling family | 38 | |
| 10530034686 | What did the Shang Dynasty do? | They developed Chinese Writing system's and oracle bones | 39 | |
| 10530040289 | What are Oracle Bones | Bones that are told to predict the future; they were cracked from a hot metal rod and when it splintered, it predicted the future | 40 | |
| 10530047164 | What did the Zhou Dynasty do? | They overthrew the Shang dynasty and claimed the gods wanted them too | 41 | |
| 10530051646 | What happened to the Zhou Dynasty | They gave out land to loyal members and the members called themselves kings overtime, causing China to break apart into separate cities ruled by the "kings" | 42 | |
| 10530162405 | What is the period called when the Zhou dynasty crumbles? | The spring and autumn period | 43 | |
| 10530168170 | What was the Minoan Civilization named after? | King Minos which was named after the Minotaur |  | 44 |
| 10530181468 | The Minoan civilization was conquered by who? | They were conquered by the Mycenaean's | 45 | |
| 10530186686 | What were the Mycenaean's known for? | This was the time period the odyssey was written about | 46 | |
| 10530193850 | What conquered the Mycenaean's? | More of the "Sea People" | 47 | |
| 10530199117 | Who did the Phoenicia descend from? | They descended from the Syrians and the Lebonabors' | 48 | |
| 10530204793 | What did the Phoenician's do? | They established the first alphabetical writing system | 49 | |
| 10530207420 | Where did the Phoenician's expand to? | They expanded into the Mediterranean | 50 | |
| 10530218254 | What type of empire did the Phoenician's attempt to build? | They attempted to build a territorial empire | 51 | |
| 10530222170 | Where was Olmec located? | Olmec was located along the Mexican coast | 52 | |
| 10530226173 | Why did the Olmec's collapse? | Unknown reason but theories suggest a volcanic eruption | 53 | |
| 10530230210 | Where was Chavin | It was the first urban civilization in South America | 54 | |
| 10530235568 | What were the Chavin known for? | 1) how each clan in its land provided labor 2) they built roads 3) Use of Llama's 4) Harvest of Potatoes | 55 | |
| 10530249006 | What caused the collapse of the Chavin? | Believed to be warfare but still uncertain | 56 | |
| 10530253846 | So in conclusion of Early Civilizations... | 1) use of religion to justify rules or attract followers 2) need to construct "community projects" (roads, irrigation etc.) 3) Construction of religious places (Pyramids, Temples, etc) | 57 |