AP World History Chap. 2 – Flashcards
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Code of hammurabi-Definition
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Writing in Mesopotamia that describes punishments that carried out a civilization
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Code of Hammurabi-significance
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It was how the city was governed
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Central Asian/Oxus civilization- definition
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A first civilization, economically based on irrigation, agriculture, and stock raising; culture based on agriculture; no literature; developed in 2200 bce in China
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Central Asian/Oxus civilization-significance
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One of the first civilizations with good walls and gates
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Uruk- definition
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Ancient Mesopotamia's largest city; in the third millennium; center of the city is a stepped pyramid
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Uruk- significance
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cities started to play a role in civilizations
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indus valley civilization- definition
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had no temples/palaces or kings was in Mesopotamia Egypt and Peru, architectural styles
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indus valley civilization- significance
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they were architecturally advanced for the time they were in
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norte chico/ caral- definition
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civilization, found monumental architecture, strong fishing industry,trade, no pottery or writing
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norte chico/ caral- significance
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one of the civilizations that did not rely on agriculture
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mohenjo daro/ Harappa- definition
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along the banks of the indus valley, richly built houses of 2 or 3 stories, indoor plumbing, luxurious bathrooms, private wells
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mohenjo daro/ Harappa- significance
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wasn't common for civilizations to have indoor plumbing and tall houses
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patriarchy- definition
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males run the family, does the work, tells wife and kids to do, in control
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patriarchy- significance
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it led to gender inequality and male dominance
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rise of the state- definition
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organized around large territories, ranked officials, kings, greater power than cheifdoms
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rise of the state- significance
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rise of the state- significance
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the gift of the nile- definition
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the nile flooded predictably every year to bring soil and water that led to rich Egyptian agriculture
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the gift of the nile- significance
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it was what led to the rise of the Egyptian civilization and helped them flourish, eventually led to the downfall of pharaohs because the nile didn't flood when it was supposed to
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nubia- definition
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distinct civilization, developed its own alphabetical script, retained many gods, ironwork industry by 500 bce
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nubia- significance
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led to the diffusion of Egyptian agriculture
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Olmec civilization- definition
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took shape around 1200 bce, rose from competing cheifdoms in southern mexico, based on a maize, beans, squash
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Olmec civilization- significance
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the civilization was sometimes called the mother civilization of mesoamerica
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paneb- definition
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had a rough childhood, violent, known for brutality, Egypt 13th century, married, disappeared from history
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paneb- significance
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it showed gender in-equality
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epic of Gilgamesh- definition
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ancient Mesopotamians poem that describes the city of uruk
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epic of Gilgamesh- significance
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one of Mesopotamia's writing systems
