History last freshmen exam Flashcards
When was the Agricultural Revaluation and what were it’s effects?
10,000-8000 BC Effects=increased population, specialization
Civitas
City
What were hunter-gatherers
the communities we had before cities, which moved from place to place, following the big game for a source of food
What is the Stone Age and the dates for the 3 parts of it?
Paleolithic=120,000-12,000 BC
Mesolithic=12,000-8,000
Neolithic=8,000-4,000
Who was Sargon of Akkad and dates
Started the first empire (the Akkadian empire). His name means legitimate king. 2334-2279 BC
Akkadian Empire
first empire
capital=Agade
king=Sargon
Hammurabi who was he and dates
started the Babylonian empire and made the most complete law code in the ancient world. (1792-1750).
Cuneiform
the kind of writing the Sumerians had
Gilgamesh
the hero of the oldest epic
city-state
A city that does all the jobs of an empire
Old Kingdom Egypt
When Pyramids were built 2649-2134 BC
New Kingdom Egypt
1532-1020 BC
Middle kingdom Egypt
2040-1640 BC
Amenhotep IV
Also known as Akhenaten or smth. He was the mono-theistic pharoah
Battle of Quadesh
1285 Ramses I won over the Hittites at Quadesh, but the Hittites still controlled the area, so the outcome was less favorable for Ramses II
Hittite capital
Hattusas
Who are the Pheonicians?
pioneered trade-routes across the Mediterranean. they invented the alphabet and made purple dye.
Carthage
founded by Pheonicians
1st kings of Isreal
Solomon Saul David
The Northern kingdom of Israel was destroyed by
Assyria
What are the 2 kingdoms that form after Israel splits?
Juda and Israel
1st Punic War
264-241 Carthage must pay $$ and Rome gets Sicily, Carthage, and Sardinia
2nd Punic War
218-201 Started with fighting over Hispania. In the end, Rome takes all Carthage except N