Definitions
Mesopotamia -
Polytheism -
Cuneiform -
Ziggurats -
"Land between two rivers" (Tigris and Euphrates)
Belief in many Gods
Earliest known form of writing by Sumerians
Temple Towers
Sargon II -
Sennacherib -
Nebuchadnezzar -
Diaspora -
destroyed Samaria and took captive 10 tribes of Is.
tried to take Jerusalem (during time of Isaiah)
"servant"
dispersion of the Jewish people
Ancestor Worship -
Confucius -
Five basic human relationships -
Taoism -
Chinese practice
K'ung Futzu
f&s, e&yob, h&w, f&f, r&s
Laozi, encouraged the finding of peace
What are three accomplishments of the Sumerians?
What impact did Sumerians have on other groups?
1. Had many architectural innovations
2. Developed copper and bronze tools + weapons
3. Developed world's first writing system
Building style
What made the cities along the Indus unusual?
What impact did this urban planning have on later civilizations?
They had a precise grid, a fortified citadel, and a section for housing
They are still used today
Sargon -
Empire -
Hammurabi -
Astronomy -
a people group that had the city state of Kish
the rule of one people over another
Sixth king of Amorites established code of laws
The study of celestial bodies
Belshazzar -
Cyrus -
Satropies -
"Kings eyes" -
co-ruler of Babylon (during time of Daniel)
"Lord's Anointed" allowed some self-rule
Province system
Secret police for the king
What type of legal system did Hammurabi set up?
Why did Hammurabi want to set up a system of laws?
What impact did the COH have on world cultures?
The code of Hammurabi
To unify his empire and provide order + protection
It was a model to them
Astrology -
Fertile Crescent -
Phoenicians -
Baal -
method of interpreting human events by stars
region encompassing mesopotamia and canaan
"Purple people" or "Traders of purple" by Greeks
Caananite false god
Zoroaster -
Aryans -
Sanskrit -
Vedas -
believed in one God, "Ahura Mazda" and writings called "Avesta" believed in good works
warlike Indian people
Language
Knowledge
Why were the pyramids built?
How were the pyramids built?
Huge bricks of stone
Egypt -
Menes -
Delta -
Three ancient phases -
Desert land, "Gift of River"
United upper and lower Egypt
End of river
Old, middle, and new kingdom
Joint Family -
Caste -
Hinduism -
Brahman -
included children, grandchildren, wives, and close rel
System that involved classes
Belief that all religions are equally true
Hindu God
According to writing, what technology is being used?
How does this technology work?
How did this later contribute to other societies?
Dams, ditches, resevoirs, and shaduf
Dams + ditches hold water, resevoirs collect water, and shaduf empty water
Used to increase amount of land
Hatshepsut -
Thutmose III -
Ramses II -
Hieroglyphics -
"Daughter of the Pharoah" (discovered Moses)
"Greatest Egyptian Warrior King" (king during Mos.)
Pharoah after Israelities left
Picture writing
Karma -
Buddhism -
Four noble truths -
Nirvana -
A person's good deeds
Siddhartha Gautama, "Enlightened one"
Escape from evil
Goal of Buddhists
How was Chinese writing described?
What impact did the written language have on China?
developed by pictographs
Made it possible to unify lands