Ancient World Flashcards
What do we call the replacement of hunting and gathering with purposeful farming and animal herding in early human history?
The Agricultural Revolution
How did the Agricultural Revolution lead to the growth of civilization?
It provided consistant food sources, which allowed for new jobs and skills, like craftsmen, builders, and artists.
What were the first two ancients civilizations that we have discovered?
The Indus River Valley Civilization and Mesopotamia
True or False: The Indus were peaceful, had a great trade system between themselves and Mesopotamia, had benevolent gods, and disappeared with no real evidence to show why.
True
Name the four separate civilizations that rose and fell within Ancient Mesopotamia (hint: Savage Apes Attack Bananas)
Sumerians, Assyrians, Akkadians, and Babylonians
Who was the famous Babylonian king who wrote the code of justice containing the idea of “an eye for an eye?”
Hammurabi
What were the three eras of Ancient Egypt?
Old, Middle, New Kingdoms
What was gold called by the Egyptians?
the divine metal
Like the Indus, the Egyptians had benevolent, kind gods in their religion. Why?
Because their life circumstances were extremely easy. The Nile made farming consistently simple, they were wealthy, and their society was fluorishing
Why did the Egyptians practice mummification and build tombs like the Pyramids to store their treasure with their dead?
They believed that the afterlife was just an extension of life on earth and having all of their stuff (and their preserved bodies) would help them get started
What kept Ancient China isolated from the other ancient empires during its early years?
It was surrounded by mountain ranges, deserts and the ocean, which made travelling long distances extremely challenging early in its history
What is a dynasty?
a term from ancient China’s ruling system that describes when rulers continually pass their power on to members of their own family
China was famous for their advanced bronze work and architecture, but they were most famous for which cloth they made from the byproducts of worms?
Silk
The massive trade network established by the Han dynasty became known as the _____________.
Silk Road
The two philosophies practiced by most ancient Chinese people were C_______________ and T_____________.
Confuicism (based on Confucius’ teaching about the five key relationships) and Taoism (based on Lao-Tzu’s teaching about harmony with nature and selfless living)
