AP World History Strayer Chapter 2 Vocabulary Flashcards

10984159221	Norte Chico/Caral	Definition: Civilization in North Central Peru that was the largest of 25 urban centers. Significance: Cities were smaller than Mesopotamia. Less evidence of economic specialization based on fishing. Shows why they weren't as advanced as Mesopotamia and Egypt. Qualities of South America.	0
10984159222	Indus Valley Civilization	Definition: Civilization that flourished in the Indus River Valley. Had elaborately planned cities. Significance: It embraced a far larger area than Egypt and Mesopotamia with elaborately planned out cities. Irrigated agriculture provided an economic base and a written language.	1
10984159223	Olmec Civilization	Definition: Civilization that took shape in South Mexico. Significance: Based on agriculture and known as the mother of civilization of mesoamerica. Their cultural patterns spread later to Maya and teotihuacan civilizations.	2
10984159224	Uruk	Definition: Ancient Mesopotamia's largest city. Significance: Largest city in Mesopotamia. Population around 50,000. City's center had a ziggurat.	3
10984159225	Mohenjo Daro/Harappa	Definition: City that flourished on the banks of the Indus River with population of about 40,000. Significance: Had housed built of 2-3 stories high. Innovative indoor plumbing. They had a complex sewer system under the city.	4
10984159226	Epic of Gilgamesh	Definition: Epic poem that described Mesopotamia's lack of belief in an afterlife and their pessimistic view of the gods. Significance: Provided us with a look into how people in Mesopotamia viewed humankind and their lived and gods.	5
10984159227	Code of Hammurabi	Definition: 282 laws enforced under Hammurabi's rule in Babylon. Significance: One of the first example of written law in ancient civilizations. It was "equal" but punishments were based on social class.	6
10984159228	Patriarchy	Definition: Social organization in which a male is the head. Significance: Developed the idea that men were superior to women through history. Allowed men to be more likely leaders. Women had to start with lower/lesser jobs and status.	7
10984159229	Rise of the State	Definition: Organized around cities or larger territories headed by Kings, advised by officials/priests. Significance: The state replaced the kinship as the basic organization of society and gave far more authority to the leaders. Allowed different types of ruling and stricter rule/laws.	8
10984159230	Egypt "the gift of the Nile"	Definition: In the spring, water ran off the Mountains causing the Nile to flood. Significance: The Nile flooded predictably and annually allowing Egyptians to flourish and have a successful harvest from the soil.	9
10984159231	Paneb	Definition: Egyptian criminal who eventually disappeared after someone reported his crimes (Uncle). Significance: Shows that Egyptians did have corruption and criminals that did many things without being "caught" because of social status.	10
10984159232	Nubia	Definition: South of Egypt, controlled by Egyptians. Significance: The 2 civilizations often traded. Helped spread each others culture around that area.	11