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Mesopotamia 10/21 Flashcards

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Menes

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Egyptian kings before the pharaohs (the uniting of upper and lower Egypt)

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Cataracts

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Massive boulders that cause rapid-like river conditions (forbade people to sail across the upper Nile)

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Cuneiform

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One of the first forms of writing (Sumerian writing)

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Memphis

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The capital of Upper Egypt (in the Old Kingdom)

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Ziggurat

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A massive, tiered, step pyramid-shaped (solid) structure. Located in the center of Mesopotamian cities, used for worship, and had stores around it

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Dynasty

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A series of rulers descending from one family line

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Epic of Gilgamesh

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One of the earliest works of literature. Included the tale of king Gilgamesh and the “flood story”

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Sargon

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Leader of the Akkadians when they invaded Sumer

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Hammurabi

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  • Overtook the Sumerians around 1750bce
  • Created the Babylonian empire
  • famous for Hammurabi’s code: first laws to be written down
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Irrigation

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Manipulating the land to have water flow easier for agriculture

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Hieroglyphics

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Egyptian pictographic writing

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Artisans

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Workers skilled in trade but with handmade objects like art

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City-State

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  • acted like an independent country
  • had the same culture but each ha their own government, rulers, warriors, patron god, etc
  • included whatever was in the city walls and surrounding farmland
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Codified

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To arrange laws or rules into a systematic code

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Mohenjo-Daro

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Ancient Indus Valley civilization, located in present day Pakistan along the Indus River

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Nubia

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One of the most important region along the Nile river; northern Sudan & southern Egypt

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Elite

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A group or class of people seen as having the greatest and influence within a society, especially because of their wealth/privilege

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Vizier

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The highest Egyptian officials who advised the Pharaoh

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Surplus

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More than what is needed

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Metallurgy

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The study of the properties of metals & their production/ purification

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Sumer

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Ancient region in southern Mesopotamia present day; extreme southeastern Iraq (and other countries)

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Ur

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The first Sumerian city in Mesopotamia, present day Iraq

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Akkad

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North of Sumer, ancient Babylonia

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Pharaoh

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Name of the Egyptian kings from the new kingdom onward

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Papyrus

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A swampy plant that grows standing in water, used to make a paper-like material that the Egyptians used to write on

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Indus River

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One of Southern Asia’s longest rivers, runs through northern India and most of Pakistan

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Cotton

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One of the most important vegetable fibers used for textiles

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Amulet

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An object used as a charm, either to protect oneself, bring good luck or ward off evil

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Alluvial (fan)

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a gently sloped cone of soil and rock debris deposited by a stream as it leaves a steep, narrow valley and enters a broad, relatively flat plain.

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Fertile Cresent

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Fertile, agricultural and pastoral land creating a horseshoe (semicircle) in the middle east where the first early civilizations formed

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Scribe

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People who wrote/ recorded written documents (were the only ones who knew how to read and write)

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Himalayas

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A mountain range confining the northern Indian subcontinent

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Horus

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One of the major deities of ancient Egypt

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Stylus

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An instrument used for impressing marks (kind of like a quilted pen)

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Nile

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The longest river in the world, runs through northeastern Africa and the middle of Egypt, empties out into the Mediterranean sea (fertile delta)

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Harappa

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First ancient Indus River Valley civilization, present day Pakistan

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Pictograph

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A picture or picture signs used for communication (writing)

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Anthropomorphic

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Giving human qualities to beings that are not human, objects, or phenomena in nature (personification) ~Human animal hybrid gods

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Urban planning

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The process of analyzing urban conditions, envisioning alternative urban futures, and designing/ implementing plans and policies to better manage the physical development of cities and urban regions

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Mummification

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The process of preserving a human or animal body after death

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Tigris and Euphrates

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In between these two middle eastern rivers was the flourishment of ancient Mesopotamian civilizations

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Patriarchy

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A social system in which men have authority over women and children, and have more rights than women

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Semitic

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Relating to a division of the Afro-Asiatic languages that includes Hebrew and Arabic.

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Jade

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A hard gemstone that has been used for the carving of jewelry and small sculptures (since ancient times)

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Sewage System

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A systematic way to carry out access waste (away from houses and towns), first invented by the Harrappan civilization

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Loess

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a loose surface sediment originally formed by wind action; deposit of windblown, silty material.

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Oracle Bones

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Inscribed animal bones which preserved the earliest example of Chinese writing

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Babylon

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A city in ancient Mesopotamia located beside the Euphrates River (southwest Asia)

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Hindu Kush

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A mountain range going through northern Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Khyber pass was the only way to access ancient India through these mountains

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Pyramid

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A structure with triangular sides, rises to a peak from a square, etc. base, made by the Egyptians to bury their Pharaohs

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Huang He

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Also called the Yellow River in northeastern China, vulnerable to flooding, yellowish from the loess

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Hierarchy

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A group of people or things classified according to their rank or grade

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Thebes

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Capital of ancient Egypt and the chief city of the south (Upper Egypt).

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Monsoon

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Seasonal (dry/wet) winds that blow one way half of the year and the reverse way the other half of the year

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Ancient Seals

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Died symbols or inscriptions indicating ownership, and the impression they make

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Anyang

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The capital of the Shang dynasty in northern China

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Social mobility

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Movement of people in social class

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Slave labor

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People of captures/conquered lands are used to make public works

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“The Gift of the Nile”

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The ancient Egyptians thought that the Nile was a blessing, they were thankful for their river in the middle of the desert and predictable flooding.

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Shang

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Ancient Chinese dynasty from 1700-1027 bc., they had the first written records, terrace farming, sharp division between kings, nobles and peasants, elites, etc.

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Social Mobility

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The ability to change your social status

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