Midterm Review: Chapter 2 Flashcards
(21 cards)
What geographical feature did most early civilizations grow up along/near?
Rivers
What are the components of complex societies?
- Have an organized form of government
- Engage in trade
- Organized religion
- Control of land
- Laws
In which continent did civilizations grow up away from rivers?
North America
What is the modern-day location of Carthage?
North Africa
Where is Mesopotamia located today?
Iraq
What did the Sumerians create?
Copper tools
Cuneiform
Numbers based on 60
Cuneiform
Wedge-shaped writing developed by the Sumerians
What innovation changed the course of human travel and warfare?
Horses
What geographical feature divides the African continent?
The Sahara Desert
What caused the Sahara desert to appear and what did it do?
A drought in 5000 B.C.E. Caused everyone to move to the Nile which lead to the Egyptians settling along the Nile
Who was the Great Pyramid of Giza built for?
The pharaoh Kufu
In what period of Egypt were the Great Pyramids built?
The old period
Which era was Egypt in during the imperialistic age?
The New Kingdom (the time of Cleopatra)
Who was Hatshepsut?
A female pharaoh who tried hard to look like a man
Who was the last female pharaoh?
Cleopatra
Who were the Carthaginians and where did they come from?
They were Persians who settled North Africa
Who were the Phoenicians and what did they do?
“The sea people”; they invented the phonetic alphabet, spread different cultures, and made state of the art ships
What religions did the Hebrews found?
Judiasim, Islam, and Christianity
What led to the downfall of the Middle Kingdom?
The Hyksos came in and conquered with their horses, chariots, and bronze weapons from West Aisia
Who were the Phoenicians?
Established sailing and ship trading in the Mediterranean
What did King David accomplish?
made Israel a prominent power in Palestine, collected taxes, creates a standing army, consolidated his realm, established Jerusalem as the Capitol
