AP World History First Civilization SPICE Chart Key Flashcards

10584559665	Huang He: Social	Emphasis on patriarchy and family (ancestral respect); highly stratified social ranking based on occupation.	0
10584559666	Huang He: Political	Government formed to combat nomadic invaders/manage intricate irrigation system; Nomadic warrior kings who controlled through vassals who collected tribute. King had "mandate of heaven".	1
10584559667	Huang He: Interaction with Environment	Isolated by Himalayas and Gobi Desert, dependence on irrigation because of soil as cause for government creation, unpredictable flooding impacts social and cultural practices.	2
10584559668	Huang He: Cultural	Emphasis on ancestry; oracle bones deciphered through shamans, use of pictographs (literacy).	3
10584559669	Huang He: Economic	Agriculture and metallurgy, silk, the how, trade with Mesopotamia brings bronze.	4
10584559670	Mesopotamia: Social	Patriarchy & distinct social classes (slavery).	5
10584559671	Mesopotamia: Political	City-states ruled by kings that were constantly in control, used religion to justify/strengthen power.	6
10584559672	Mesopotamia: Interaction with environment	Tigris & Euphrates Rivers were unpredictable--influenced religion; used clay for buildings, record keeping.	7
10584559673	Mesopotamia: Cultural	Polytheistic, gods embodied nature; Ziggurats (temples); Cuneiform (writing system).	8
10584559674	Mesopotamia: Economic	Trade increased with conquests; traded with societies in south/Central Asia.	9
10584559675	Indus River Valley (Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro): Social	Little known--House size differences indicate social hierarchy; evidence of powerful priest class. Extensive job specialization.	10
10584559676	Indus River Valley: Political	Little known--organized, wide road system suggests government plans; fortifications and granaries suggest government control.	11
10584559677	Indus River Valley: interaction with environment	Excessive irrigation that led to increasing salinity of soil. Deforestation and soil erosion.	12
10584559678	Indus River Valley: Culture	Priests very powerful, polytheistic; mother goddess important; writing system.	13
10584559679	Indus River Valley: Economics	Supported by advanced agricultural system of wheat, rye, peas, rice. Major trading centers between China, southeast Asia, Mesopotamia. Job specialization.	14
10584559680	Nile Valley (Egypt): Social	Patriarchy; less stratified than Mesopotamia, but king had total power, social mobility possible; limited slavery.	15
10584559681	Nile Valley (Egypt): Political	Pharaoh not just king but a god, ruled through loyal regional officials who managed regional irrigation/public works, king kept tight/centralized power.	16
10584559682	Nile Valley (Egypt): Interaction with environment	Mostly isolated from trade and invasion. Predictable flooding cause belief that they could control destiny.	17
10584559683	Nile Valley (Egypt): Cultural	Polytheistic, chief deities connected to agriculture; very concerned with death preparation and afterlife, rituals of mummification and funerals.	18
10584559684	Nile Valley (Egypt): Economic	Most were farmers, wheels and bronze arrive from extensive trade with Mesopotamia.	19
10584559685	Andean (Norte Chico): Social	Gold adornments and superior textiles to show social class; skilled labor class.	20
10584559686	Andean (Norte Chico): Political	Little known--Evidence of early organized warfare; large areas of diffusion suggests political organization.	21
10584559687	Andean (Norte Chico): Interaction with the environment	Non-river valley; diverse environment--little rainfall, mountainous, thick jungles.	22
10584559688	Andean (Norte Chico): Cultural	Most unknown--Jaguar God prominent.	23
10584559689	Andean (Norte Chico): Economic	Based on agriculture--maize from Mesoamerica, domestication of animals.	24