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Ancient Civilization Flashcards

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Four River Valley Civilizations

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Southwest Asia, Northeastern Africa, Southern Asia, East Asia

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Southwest Asia (Location, Civilization, 5 Developments)

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Tigris and Euphrates rivers,
Mesopotamia,
writing (cuneiform), organized government, written law code (Hammurabi’s code), systematized religion (Zoroastrianism), astronomy, astrology

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Northeastern Africa (Location, Civilization, 4 main Developments)

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Bank of Nile River, Mediterranean and Red Seas
Egypt
Complex religion of gods, rituals, and governance (Pharaoh)
writing (hieroglyphics)
engineering and building (pyramids)
Mathematics

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Southern Asia (Location, Civilization, 3 Developments)

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Indus and Ganges river, Arabian Sea
India
Urban culture, planned cities (citywide sanitation system)
Metallurgy (gold, copper, bronze, tin)
Measurements (weight, time, length, mass)

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East Asia. (Location, Civilization, 3 Developments)

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Yellow river
China
Writing, commerce, goverment

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What are the 4 civilization

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Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India

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The Babylonians conquered Sumer and established a new empire ( 2300- 1750 BC) 2 achievements

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  • the code of Hammurabi was the first universal written codification of laws in recoded history 1750 BC
  • Babylonian achievements included a centralization government and advancement in algera and geometry.
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The Hittites 2000-1200 BC conquered much of Asia Minor and northern Mesopotamia and major contribution included

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the invention of iron smelting, revolutionized warfare.

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The assyrians created an empire based on

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military superiority, conquest, and terrorism 911-550 Bc

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The Chaldeans established the new babylonian empire under Nebuchadnezzar 605-538 BC They conquered____ and developed__

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Mesopotamia, syria, palestine

developed astrology, astronomy, bureacracy, and achievement such as the hanging garden of babylon

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persia establish an

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international government

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12
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Zoroastrianism was an

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ethical religion based on concepts of good and evil

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persia failed to conquer____

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the greeks, persia was eventually conquered by Alexander the great 334 331 BC

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Mesopotamia was conquired by what 4 empires

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Akkadian, babylonian, assyrian, and persian empire

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Assyria was the first

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powerful military in history

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Code of Hammurabi

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282 laws created and followed, babylon

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Babylon was created from what two empires?

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sumer and Akkad

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18
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Babylon was known for

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architecture, government, and law

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19
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Egypt economy was based on

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floods in the nile river for agriculture

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20
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Persia was the ____ empire

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largest

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21
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Persia controled most of

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mespotamia and egypt

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22
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What was the major religion in Persia?

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Zorastrianism

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23
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monotheism

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believed in 1 god

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24
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invented the first true alphabet

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phoenicians

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25
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responsiable for first coinage of money

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lydians

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Mespotamia

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1st human civilization, 2 rivers, tigris/euphrates , ziggurat controls taxes, trade, agriculture, farmer, shepered, artisan

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who developed first language?

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mesoptamis cuneiform and egypens hieroglyphics

28
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Greece is a land of

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Mountains seperated by deep valleys

29
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Aegean (sea) two civilizations

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Minoan and Mycenean

30
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Minoans thrived on

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extensive commerce

31
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Mycenean civilization developed heavily on

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stregthening cities based on thriving on trade and warfare

32
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Dorians conquered ___

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Peloponnesus and brought dark age

33
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peloponnesus is a peninsula of

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southern greece

34
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Who dominated greek civilization

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Sparta and Athens

35
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Totalitarian

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system of government that is centeralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to state SPARTA

36
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Militaristic is who?

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SPARTA advocating or pursuing an aggressive military policy

37
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Cosmopolitan city was who? Sparta or Athens

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Athens

38
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Athens became a direct

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Democracy

39
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Who defeated persian invasion?

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Athens

40
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Who won the poloponnesian war?

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Sparta

41
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Who was Alexander the Great?

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He conqured persia, asia minor, egypt and spreaded Helleistic culture around the world

42
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Bureaucracy

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replaced the polis (city states) as form of government

43
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Contribution of greek world

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founded philosphical schools,
 base of scientific method, 
perfected shipbuilding and commerce, 
establish democracy and system of law,
 architecture, 
art, literature, 
theater
44
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Contribution of Ancient Rome (4)

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military technology,
formed basics of laws and government,
latin language was foundation for many European languages,
catholic church grew out of rome

45
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city-state

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political system consisting of an independent city having sovereignty over contiguous territory and serving as a centre and leader of political, economic, and cultural life.

46
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After Julius cesear died who became emperor?

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Agustus became the 1st emperor of the roman empire

47
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Pax Romana was ___

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2 centuries without a major war 27BC-180AD

48
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Fall of Rome’s cause (3)

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  1. Continuous barbaric invasion
  2. Barbarian invasion by the goth, vandals, and huns, devasted Rome
  3. The rise of Christianity divided the empire
49
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Roman contribution to the western world (4)

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  1. field of law
  2. romas revolutionized building construction, engineer, road construction
  3. passed on monumental architecture (colosseum, aqueducts)
  4. greek tradition in literature, art, sculpture, humanities
50
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Official roman religion was

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christianity AD380

51
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Mohammed known as the

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messenger of gold (Allah) and is in contact with Allah monotheistic faith

52
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Mohammed conquered most of

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arabian penisula under his control

53
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Islamic land consist of

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Mesopotamia, persia, all north africa, sw asia

54
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Islamic contributions

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Hospitals, medical schools, trade, science, art, medicine, technology

55
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Islam is based on teaching of

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Mohammed

56
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Koran

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center for islamic moral and ethical conduct

57
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Who ruled Muslim empire?

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Arab caliphs

58
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Who conqured Byzantine and persian empire?

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Arabs

59
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Crusades were

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religious wars intended to recover holy land from Muslims

60
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Who invaded eastern muslim empire?

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Mongols

61
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Middle east is the orgin of Judaism, ___, and ____

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christianity, lslam

62
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Feudalism

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dominant social system in medieval europe (king, nobles, knights, peasants)

63
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What helped spread islamic culture?

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trade helped expand islamic culture

64
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two dominate faiths in the world

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Christianity and Islam

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