AP World history pirates chart – Flashcards

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Egypt society
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Very equal in gender classes; divorce was allowed, women were included in any legal settlement in court
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Egypt economy
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Based on agriculture and trade Produce was their currency
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Egypt technology
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Created papyrus Used irrigation to extend the reach of the Nile beyond to other crops
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Egypt arts and literature
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Developed hieroglyphics 3100 BC Pyramids
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Egypt religions
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Polytheistic based society with sea-leading God of sun Pharaoh was believed to be the living incarnation of Ra
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Egypt interactions
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Located on the banks of the ankle and surrounded by desert
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Egypt politics
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Based on a monarchy (pharaoh) and a cast of priests
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Mesoamerica society
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Common to capture and enslave neighboring tribes Women were responsible for raising young and keeping up the house
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Mesoamerica economy
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Based on agriculture and tribute from conquered peoples
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Mesoamerica technolgy
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They had stone covered roads and bridges Built building on rafts- Made with reeds and hardened dirt- called chirampas
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Mesoamerica arts and literature
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Developed hieroglyphics like Egypt
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Mesoamerica religion
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Polytheistic based society Human sacrifices to please the gods
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Mesoamerica interactions
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Located on the yuca ran peninsula and part of Guatemala
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Mesoamerica politics
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Consisted of city-stated governed by ruling class and power was inherited Kings were divine beings demanding tribute from other conquered lands Consisted of Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas
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Mesopotamia society
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Villages produced for elite urban people who offered military protection, markets and stuff in return Patriarchal
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Mesopotamia economy
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Society based on agriculture Traded through bartering
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Mesopotamia technology
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Invented irrigation systems, canals and the wheel Iron weapons
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Mesopotamia arts and literature
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Developed written language called cuneiform
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Mesopotamia religion
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Polytheistic and animalistic Influence the gods with gifts
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Mesopotamia interactions
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Located alongside the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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Mesopotamia politics
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Kings ruled city-states as monarchy (Hammurabi) Code of Hammurabi was law for empire
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Indus River valley society
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People were born into social classes that could not be changed over time
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Indus River valley economy
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Based on agriculture and trade with Mesopotamia
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Indus River valley technology
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Cities were built on mud brick platforms to prevent floods Ziggurats- pyramid shaped temple buildings
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Indus River valley art and literature
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Their language is still undecipherable
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Indus River valley religion
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Theocracy Polytheism
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Indus River valley interactions
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Indus River valley was rich with silt and flooded regularly allowing irrigation and widespread agriculture
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Indus River valley political
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Monarchy with King however priests were respected even more
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Huang he River valley society
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Slaves were main source of manual labor- treated cruelly Very patriarchal, with women being inferior and having to obey men and raise children
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Huang he River valley economy
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The Silk Road was a major trade route Based on agricultural society of wheat, millet, rice, grapes, peaches...
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Huang he River valley technology
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Harvest silk through silkworms Jade and bronze trade materials
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Huang he River valley arts and literature
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Lots of literature- books of history, change, and a book of rites
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Huang he River valley religion
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Polytheistic society Believed their ancestors lived in the spirit world and could curse or bless them
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Huang he River valley interactions
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They were and isolated people with not much trade
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Huang he River valley politics
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Kingdom was divided into different territories that were ruled by aristocratic warlords
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