AP World History: Civilizations Flashcards
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| 7303261176 | civilizations | Productive agriculture technology, city living, distinct class and gender inequalities, and the emergence of power of states were all features of first... | 0 | |
| 7303277846 | epic of gilgamesh | The Mesopotamian myth of a king on a quest for immortality. | 1 | |
| 7304994240 | abu simbel | The Egyptian temple with Pharaoh Ramesses II faces on it | 2 | |
| 7305000934 | papyrus | What did ancient Egyptians write on? | 3 | |
| 7305003224 | Menes | Which pharaoh is listed first according to an ancient king list? | 4 | |
| 7305005644 | Narmer | What is the name of the Palette that shows Menes wearing the double crown (indicating the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt? (also another name for Menes) | 5 | |
| 7305009983 | Kidesh | Which battle was with the Egyptians (who won) and the Hittites of Asia Minor that is engraved at Abu Simbel? | 6 | |
| 7305015255 | Djoser | Which 3rd Dynasty pharaoh wanted to have a bigger mastaba (underground burial chamber) which gave rise to the later pyramids? | 7 | |
| 7305019677 | Oedipus | Which Greek mythology story made its way into Egypt and inspired the Sphinx to be built? | 8 | |
| 7305023471 | Old | Which Kingdom"s collapse stopped the pyramids from being built? | 9 | |
| 7305027924 | 221 BCE | When was the Great Wall of China built? | 10 | |
| 7305029017 | empire | large, aggressive political states that conquer, rule, and extract resources from other states/people and have a variety of nations and cultures under one political system. | 11 | |
| 7305042247 | Persia | Which empire was relatively tolerant, Indo-European (north of the Persian Gulf), had Biblical rulers such as Darius and Cyrus, and had a head god named Ahura Mazda? | 12 | |
| 7305053580 | satraps | Persian governors of each province (23 in all) | 13 | |
| 7305055517 | numbers | The Egyptians had _______________ on their side. | 14 | |
| 7305056206 | bronze | The Mesopotamians had ______________ on their side. | 15 | |
| 7305059810 | iron | The Assyrians had __________ and infantrymen on their side. | 16 | |
| 7305061251 | Greek | Which empire called themselves Hellenes, settled on the southeast European peninsula, had hundreds of city-states (500-5,000 male citizens), and focused on citizenship? | 17 | |
| 7305064813 | 776 BCE | When were the first Olympics in Olympia, Greece? | 18 | |
| 7305075380 | Greco-Persian | The wars between the Greeks and Persia when Ionia, a Persian province, was aided by the Athenians to seek independence. When the Greeks won it sparked their Golden Age. | 19 | |
| 7305080398 | Persepolis | Where was the raid that Alexander the Great burned and looted; capital of Persia | 20 | |
| 7305084354 | King Philip II | Which Macedonian king took over/unified Greece (his son was Alexander the Great) | 21 | |
| 7305086083 | Alexander the Great | the ruler of Greece who embarked on a ten year journey to conquest the Persian Gulf; was hailed the "King of Asia" when he succeeded. | 22 | |
| 7305088409 | fall | 1. A failed belief in the Empire, 2. Outside invasions, 3.Inner Revolts/rebellions, 4. Overextension, and 5. Financial collapse are all reasons that empires _________. | 23 |