Who
What
Why
Short Answer
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100
Land between the Tigris and Euphrates. Uruk and Ur are here.
Mesopotamia
100
North-flowing river, protected by four natural barriers.
The Nile River
100
Who wrote the Epic of Gilgamesh, and are eventually defeated by the Akkadians? Government/way of life copied by conquerors.
Sumerians
100
How did Geography shape Egypt and make it different Mesopotamia?
Egypt had four natural barriers (swamp, mountains/sea, desert, cataracts) which allowed for consistent growth of civilization in Egypt, while Mesopotamia was defined by numerous battles and in-fighting which allowed for little growth.
100
What's a Ziggurat?
Bridge between god and man. Center of city, and hub of trade.
200
Who lived by the Himalayas and lived off the run off from the mountains?
Harrappas
200
Invaded settled areas looking for resources and brought the chariots and horses.
Transhumant migrants
200
Most important sacred structure in Mesopotamia, bring blessings to the land.
Ziggurats
200
What are the similarities and differences between cuneiform and Hieroglyphics?
Similarities: Communication, recording history,Religion. Differences: Animals/symbols-wedge shapes, art-everyday use.
200
In Africa, millet and sorghum grown here. Stone house, wells dug. Area movement due to climate change.
The Sahel
300
They believed in ancestor worship, divination and had the bamboo annals.
The Shang state.
300
Linear A writing style, painted bulls, Prince in the Lillies art, defenseless island, strong in trade.
Crete/Minoans
300
Little evidence because of flooding and thievery. They had no royal grand tombs or palaces. Driven out by ancestors of modern day Indians.
Harappans
300
What were the direct and indirect effects of drought on the organization of societies?
Chariots, transhumant migrants, pharaohs.
300
Belief in this: That the king was a living god who came to earth to provide truth, justice, and order; depicted as a goddess with a feather in her headband; gave rulers almost universal power.
Ma'at
400
Semetic people from the west. Superior military, composite bows, control rather than destroy conquered people.
Hyksos
400
Babylonian who sought to centralize state authority, created laws (codes) still used today. Earliest known recorded laws .
Hammarabi
400
What allowed this Egypt to survive and build a major civilization that lasted thousands of years.
The Nile
400
How were micro-societies similar and different from territorial states?
Micro-societies:Constant War, smaller, not united. Territorial States: Less war, One ruler, allegiance, defined borders.
400
Describe a chariot in China?
Larger, mostly for burial purposes, made of bronze. Shang state was defeated by Zhou because of chariot.
500
These people where nomadic horseman,become the Vedic people and wrote in Sanskrit. Become to poor to sacrifice cattle so they worship them instead.
The Arians
500
When these people were defeated by the Dorians it brought about the Dark Ages.
Mycenaeans
500
Led to the use of iron in weapons and tools, these also transformed warefare where everyone (Assyrians, Persians, Egyptians, Hyksos) used them.
Chariots
500
Compare and contrast political developments in Mesopotamia and Egypt. To what extent did outside groups influence each region?
Transhumant migrants brought chariots. Ever changing culture in Meso. Egypt had rulers based on state of economy, well defended. Mesopotamia had rulers based on conquerors, constant warfare due to no defense. Both had authority from religion.
500
What is Divination?
Rulers depended on tribute. They received turtle shells and deer scapula's (shoulder blades). They used divination to legitimate royal power and justify the right to collect to tribute. A ways to communicate with ancestors.
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