River Valley Civilizations Flashcards
Mesopotamia
Land between rivers (tigerus and Euphrates)
Fertile Crescent
Arch of rich farmland in SW Asia Iraq, best farming for Mesopotamia
Tigerus and Euphrates
Rivers unpredictable flooding every year, ideal for growing crops
City state
Political unit that functioned like a country, 4 major
Dynasty
Series of rulers from a single family
Social class development (4)
Priest/King > wealthy merchants > artisans > slaves
Cultural diffusion
Spreading new ideas from one culture to another
Babylon empire
2000 bc beat Sumerians
Empire
Peoples, nations, it independent states under control of one ruler
Hammurabi
Babylonian ruler famous for his code of law
Hammurabi code
“An eye for an eye”
282 specific laws
Covered family relations, business, conduct and crime.
Nile river
Center of Egyptian life. Flooding brought water for farming Worshiped Nile Flooding on time Sandwiched between two deserts Flows north
Delta
Marshy area at the mouth of river
Pharaoh
Egyptian ruler thought of as a gods.
Others worked for them
Life leisure
Free time to think
Narmer
King of upper Egypt who united upper and lower Egypt.
Moved capital to Memphis
Hieroglyphics
Egyptians writing system, were articulate record keepers.
Pics
Allows ideas to be transferred
Papyrus
Plant used to make paper-like material