AH Flashcards
What is a civilization?
a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
siege
A siege is a military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender
neo Babylonian cultural achievements
-built beautiful palaces to their kings who they believed were gods
-sundials/60 minute hour
-dug canals for irrigation
-made aqueducts to carry water to cities
-bas-reliefs: 2D sculptures
Black lands
fertile land along the Nile River
Astronomy contribution in ancient Greece
Positions of the planets, distances between earth and sun
Culture
a characteristic of a civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of society or a group of people
empire
A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
Han dynasty Science
Chinese scientists made important observations and invented the seismograph and the compass.
