Definitions
Animals bones that were inscribed, heated, and interpreted by priests in the Shang Dynasty.
Oracle bones
A system of 282 laws; "eye for an eye; tooth for a tooth"; first legal system ever recorded
Hammurabi's Code
He created the first legal system ever recorded.
Hammurabi
What caused severe droughts that led to food shortages?
Climate Change
A horse-drawn vehicle with two spoked, metal rimmed wheels. Used for transportation, warfare, parades & races.
Chariots
A tribe of chariot warriors from Anatolia who invaded and conquered Babylon.
Hittites
She became one of the first female pharaohs because her stepson, Thutmosis III, was too young to rule.
Hatshepsut
A legendary poem about a king on a quest for immortality.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
People who moved their herds across great distances.
Pastoral nomads
The movement of migrants who invaded parts of Europe, Asia, the Indus Valley, and the Middle East; they brought new tools, religious practices & language.
Indo-European migrations
In 1600 BCE, this family established their dynasty in China.
Shang (Dynasty)
This Indo-European language was the basis for Greek, Latin, English, French & German.
Sanskrit
People who migrated seasonally, lived close to settled cities, and traded goods.
Transhumant herders
Aryan nomads who invaded Indus Valley; they spoke Sanskrit, sang songs from their sacred texts, the Rig-Vedas
Vedic People
They invaded & conquered Egypt in 1640 BCE; they ruled the northern territory and were later overthrown by pharaoh Ahmosis
Hyksos
The Hyksos invented a curved sword that was known as what?
Scimitar
A kingdom of several city-states organized around a charismatic leader and supported by legal codes, a bureaucracy, & military expansion.
Territorial states.
A collection of migrants who invaded Mesopotamia; they traded with Mesopotamia, often served in their army, paid taxes, worked on labor projects, but had few rights.
Amorites
This Egyptian pharaoh united the kingdom by declaring the gods Amun & Ra had merged to become Amun-Ra, the king of the gods & creator of the universe.
Amenemhet I
A system of government in which religious leaders rule. The Shang Dynasty was an example of this.
Theocracy