MIDTERM CONSEPTS Flashcards
What were the economies of early villages and cities mainly based on?
Farming
Why did the earliest civilizations appear in the areas like Mesopotamia and Indus valley?
Because they are located near river valleys
When were people first able to start living in settled communities?
When they were able to domesticate animals and plants
In order to produce a surplus of food people needed natural resources, as well as?
They also need a labor
How does the southern part of Mesopotamia get rich soil?
From Spring floods that had silt and sediment
Why was Sumer so important in world history?
Because they were highly consider to be the first civilization
What led to conquest of Sumer?
They constantly went into conflict and committed for trade
What’s three features made each Sumerian city state unique to each other?
they worship different main Gods, different laws, and different governments
How did priests support the kings?
Priests supported the kings by saying that the kings were selected to be King by God
What was the role of priests in Sumerian civilizations?
Being able to talk to the gods
How did the Akkadian empire collapse ? Identify two reasons
Because the Syrian king was killed, and then because nomads came to attack right after the king died
What was the purpose of Hammurabi’s code? What did Hammurabi want to achieve?
Hammurabi’s code gave punishments according to social status and age. He wanted social order throughout his empire
Why were the Assyrians known as huge warriors? Describe two reasons.
The Syrians, fierce warriors because they were attacked by other empires a lot, so they established a military state. They also had iron weapons
The road built by Cyrus mainly help to the Persians to do what?
It was mainly used to make it easier to communicate with one another
What was the cause of the Persians rapid growth?
Because the Persians rapid growth was because of a standing army.
What contributed to the Persians conquest?
The Mortals
The Phoenicians developed a new way of writing, known as…
The alphabet
Why was Phoenicia an ideal location for trade?
Because they are located on the Mediterranean Sea, which gave them access to many different countries
Why were the Phoenicians forced to become good traders?
Because they don’t have a good supply of food
How did the Assyrians control their large empire?
By splitting it up into different provinces, government was placed in each province, and their job was to report back to the king
Why did the Phoenicians establish colonies abroad? What are the two reasons?
Because they have been attacked constantly so they need a safe place to go and so they can have a better source of resource
How did the Phoenicians spread their culture around the Mediterranean Sea? What are two examples?
By spreading their culture threw trade and threw cultural diffusion
How did the Sumerian invention of cuneiform influence civilizations for centuries to come describe three ways cuneiform has been used in early civilization.
- Cuneiform developing the worlds first writing system, Sumerians created a new way for people to communicate
- Cuneiform allowed people to record ideas and laws, they were intended to unite the Sumerians
- Provided a way to pass on history, civilizations first stories and poems were passed down, using cuneiform
