unitb2 Flashcards
what created rich soil and crops and promoted egyptian trade
the nile rive
pharaohs belived to be what
gods
who ruled the old kingdom
pharaohs
what were tombs for pharaohs
pyramids
what reflects the strength of eygyptian culture
pyramids
what created culture, ethnic, and racial diversity in eygpt
trade and migration
did eygptians belive in many or one god
many
what culture makes elaborate preperations for the afterlife
egyptian culture
what allowed eygiptians in lower classes to gain status
a flexible class structure
what writing system did the eygyptians develop
hieroglyphics
what did eygyptians make advances in
math, architecture, medicine, and calemder systems
who did the middle kingdom fall to
asian nomads
why did the new pharaohs build an empire
to buffer their heartland from further invasions
who was the female pharaoh
Hatshepsut
how did hatshepsut strengthen egypt
through trade
what is egyptian expansion stemmed at
the battle of kadesh
what peakes under Rames II
new kingdom art and architecture
what is a mesopotamia
the land between two rivers
what two rivers is the mesopotami in between
the tigris and the euphrates
what is the beggining of sumerian organized government
solving such challenges together
what is sumer languge and writing
cuniform
what is sumerian religon
polytheism
what is polytheism
the belife in many gods
what is apart of sumerian literature
epic of gilgamesh
who created city states
sumerians
what were the full time leaders for sumerians
dynasty
how did the concept of city states spread
through trade
when did military leaders take over
during wars
what did sargon of akkad create
the first empire
by uniting city.states.sargon.created.what
the.first.empire
who created a new kind of empire in mesopotamia
amorites
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what code of laws is used to govern babylonia
the code of hummurabi
what groups did sumerian advances influence
the groups that dominate the fertile crescent over the years
who dominated southwest asia by 1650 B.C
Hitties
who spread their own ideas and others ideas throughout southwest asia
hittes
what were the hittes skilled at
iron smelting and war
who’s superiority in war and skills in iron smelting helped them build an empire
hitties
what empire became a feirce miltary nation
assyrian empire
why did the assyrian empire become a fierce military nation
they were fighting off constant invasion
why did the ssyrian empire have military superiority
advances in technology and tactics
what were the advanced technology and tactics the Assyrian empire had
iron and metal tools, ladders, pontoons and sappers
what are sappers
tunnles
the rulers of what empire imposed heavy taxes
Assyrian empire
where is the Assyrian capital
Ninevah
what did the Assyrian empire rulers use to govern
heavy taxes, appointed officials, and puppet princesses
why did the assyrian empire crumble
it was invaded by the chaldeans and medes
what empire did the chaldeans and medes invade
the Assyrian empire
what empire did the Chaldeans rebuild
Babylon
what did the chaldeans rebuild babylon into
an ancient wonder, hanging gardens
who was king of the new babylonain empire
king nebuchadnezzar
where is persia
iran
how did the persians prosper
mineral wealth and trading oppertunites
what was persia built on
earlier central asain and mesopotamian civlizations
what empire developed the largest empire in the world
persian empire
who is cyrus the great
the ruler of persia
who forges a diverse empire based on tolerance in persia
Cyrus the great
what was Cyrus’s most enduring legacy
his method of governing through tolerance of conquered peoples
who did cyrus allow to return to jeruslalem
the jews
jeruslaem, temple, and wall were built under whos rule
persian rule
who sets up an efficent government in persia
Darius
who is darius
a persian ruler
who developed an imperial buraucracy, cunstructed road system, and introduced coins
darius
who constructed the royal road
darius
wehre is the royal road
persia
were is there a patchwork of cultures
persia
what prophet preaches ideas that anticipate christianity and slam
zoroaster
what dose zoroaster preach ideas of
christianity and islam
what was the main persian religion
zoroastrianism, although other religions were tolerated
what did zoroastrianism belive in
two opposing forces in the universe
