HIST MIDTERM Flashcards
lectures 6-13
Who introduced horses and chariots?
Mitanni
number of soldiers in Hittites chariot?
3
number of soldiers in Egyptian chariot?
2
Hittites loved to…
plunder
Three main big cities
Assyria, Hittites, Egypt
power vacuum in…
Southern Meso Kassites
where are the Minoans originally from?
Europe
language of Minoan from Crete
Linear A (never translated)
language of Mycenean from Greece
Linear B (translated)
who is Arthur Evans?
BRITISH archeologist of Minoan “palace” of Knossos that ended up being a city center because of workshops in 1000 rooms
what is an ingot?
bar of metal with specific weight
neolithic =
Stone Age (Chinese dynasty lasts longer in the Stone Age than in Egypt)
how are they dated?
radiocarbon dating and tree rings
Mycenean houses:
Single-story, stone houses
Minoan houses
multi-story wood houses
What caused the end of the Minoan civilization?
invaders from Myceneans
Minoans, ancient group of Egytian people, from…
Island of Crete
Myceneans from…
mainland Greece
Minoan religion:
Bull
what did the bull represent in Minoan religion:
sign of fertility
What was a bull-leaping ceremony?
men would leap over the backs of bulls and not get stabbed by the horns
who was Herodotus?
historian based on ethnography, myths, exotic tales
who was Thucydides?
historian based on oligarchy, writing about current events from recorded data and testimonials
what is an oligarchy?
” group of people in charge”, ruled by the elites
What was the largest and first empire in world civilization?
PERSIA
What was the Assyrian capital? (it’s in the Bible in story of Jonah)
Ninevah
two civilizations that love war:
Egypt and Assyria
who was King Cyrus?
rebuilt temple and allowed Jewish people to go back to Jerusalem
Who was Darius?
He made Persia the first world empire
second to the Rosetta Stone…
Behistun inscription
What is a vassal?
a state dependent on a bigger country
Who was in the battle of Marathon?
Persians vs the Athenians
Athenians were strong in…
infantry during Battle of Marathon
What was the Battle of Marathon?
first resistance to Babylonian suppression (democracy overturning tyranny)
what had nothing to do with the end of the Minoan society?
the volcano of Santerini
Amurra and Qadesh were under Egyptian rule but also under…
Hittite control
Mursuli was the grandson of whom?
Hattusili, grandson was able to capture Allepo
Who invented the four-spoke wheel?
the Egyptians
Confucianism is not a…
Religion, it’s a mindset ( no deity worship or priesthood)
Shang comes first,
Chou comes second
Who was China’s first historian?
Sima Qian (bones to support his records)
When did the Chou defeat Chang?
at the battle of Mu-ye
define bureaucracy
Anyone who works in the government, civil servants
Confucius sayings:
“Anxiety is good,” “ People shouldn’t complain about events in life,” and “If you can’t understand life, how can you understand death?”
What are the four hearts?
1)compassion
2) shame
3) courtesy + modesty
4) right/ wrong
important bellows:
Making iron liquid and pouring it into molds
Who was Hattusili?
first king of Hittites
The throat slitter of Asia
Senusret the third
execration texts
“magically destroying enemies.”
Why did people grow flowers?
The people weren’t starving anymore because of the surplus of food.
spiritual force words that represent spirit/ soul
“ba” and “ka”
What is a “shabti”?
Shabti are small statues, magical figurines to serve pharaohs in the underworld.
What was the biggest city in Palestine?
Hazar
What was the god of the pagans?
BAAL
Two exports from Nubia:
1) slaves
2) gold
Which queen became pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
Who was the son of Hatshesut?
Thutmose the third (AKA the “warrior king”)
What was the largest statue?
The Great Sphinx
What was the sun disc?
Aten
Who was the regent (adult who is ruling with the pharaoh) of King Tut?
Horemheb
What did the Egyptians lie about on record?
Egyptians boasted about a victory that was a stalemate.
What subject is “ basically” mathematics according to the ancient Chinese?
Music (one of the required subjects)
Three chariot men of the Hittites:
1) The driver
2) The spearman
3) The shield bearer
Two ingredients of bronze:
tin and copper
Who was Queen Ank?
Looked for a Hittite prince to marry so that the pharaoh of Egypt would be Hittite.
