World History Final 3 Flashcards
Who conquered Mesopotamia?
Assyrians
What would peasants have to do in Mesopotamia?
Labor, pay taxes, join the army
What rivers were near Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
How did the rivers behave in Mesopotamia?
They were unpredictable and violent
How did Mesopotamia’s geography influence the people and the culture?
They were able to trade; farm; experience cultural diffusion; tried to expand; had invaders
What was Mesopotamia’s writing style?
Cuneiform
What was Mesopotamia’s epic story and what was it about?
Epic of Gilgamesh; conflict between country and city; one of the oldest known works of literature
Who was Hammurabi?
Ruled the new kingdom of Babylon; famous for his law code
What was Hammurabi’s Code?
Established everything from like the wages of ox drivers to the fact that the punishment for taking an eye should be having an eye taken; in the code portrayed himself as two people- shepherd and father; we start to see the authority for protection of social order shifting to men, not gods, which is important, but later switches back
Who are the Assyrian’s and what is there story?
Invaders of Mesopotamia; started to expand but it was hard to unify the multi-ethnic people; they had a really good army; generals were chosen based on skill- not who there fathers were; they extended there empire to where administration was impossible; they be lived that when they lost a battle the apocalypse would come, so when Nineveh was conquered and they lost a battle, the empire came to an end
Who conquered Egypt?
Hyksos
What was the best culture to be a woman in?
Egypt
Did the Egyptian culture believe in an afterlife?
Yes
Where were the Egyptians conquered?
In the Delta Area of the river by the Hyksos
What happened when the Hyksos came to take over the Egyptians?
They came over on horse drawn carriages;They realized the Egyptian’s had a cool way of live, so they adapted to there life style. Once Egypt came up with better technology and weapons they kicked out the Hyksos and got their land back 100 years later
What did peasants have to do in Egypt?
Build things for the Pharaoh
What river was near Egypt?
Nile River
How did the river behave in Egypt?
Predictable
What were the Gods in Egypt?
Amon-Re- sun god that only pharaoh could talk to; Isis-taught woman how to do essential things to society; Osiris- god of the Underworld and the Nile
How did Egypt’s geography influence the people and the culture?
Deserts surrounding them caused them to not trade or change for a long period of time
What writing style did Egypt use?
Hieroglyphics; ideogram; demotic
What were Egypt’s military conquests?
Egypt conquered Nubia to the South
What were Egypt’s religious views?
Enteral life after death; passed over a lake of fire upon death; weighed heart against “truth feather”; if passed test they would be permitted into the after life; Book of the Dead was a how to guide
What happened in Egypt’s Old Kingdom?
Strong government; Pharaohs ruled over a unified state; Pyramids; belief in an afterlife led to preservation of the dead
What happened in Egypt’s Middle Kingdom?
Power struggles; crop failure; pyramid cost led to downfall of old; Military conquests; Egypt conquered by Hyksos; gained land back after 100 years
What happened in Egypt’s New Kingdom?
Powerful military state; conquered to the Euphrates; Extremely strong Pharaohs; Expanded with Rames II to Syria; first peace treaty signed with the Hittites
Explain the Pharaohs throughout Egypt.
Pharaohs ruled in the Old Kingdom; Had very strong Pharaohs in the New Kingdom; Pharaoh at the top of the social hierarchy; only Pharaoh could talk to Amon-Re; Peasants had to build things for the Pharaohs
Who conquered Indus?
Aryans
What are the two capitals of Indus?
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
What did the Ramayana teach?
Behavior
What river was in Indus?
Indus River
What was the river behavior in Indus?
Flooded twice a year; predictable
What were the Gods of Indus?
Brahman
How did geography influence the people and culture of Indus?
traded and experience cultural diffusion
What happened when the Aryans took over Indus?
Come to India and intermarried with the local population; they were very warlike; nomads who settled down
What were the Aryan’s religious beliefs?
Gods were representations of nature; Chiefs God was Indra of War; Over time Brahman becomes single force all other Gods are aspects of; mystics
What was the Aryan story Mahabharata about?
warfare and religion; 100,000 verses; 5 brothers lose and regain kingdom; importance of immortality of soul and performing ones duty; spoke and memorized stories
What was the Aryan story Ramayana about?
Behavior; Rama’s wife kidnapped by the demon king and he must now safe her; Rama represents positive virtue; Sita(his wife) is a good woman who is loyal and obedient; spoke and memorized stories
Which culture implemented the feudal system?
China
What culture used the Mandate of Heaven?
China
Was the Shang Dynasty replaced by the Zhou?
Yes
Explain the Mandate of Heaven.
said that heaven gets to decide who rules; made it easy to overthrow rulers; there would be a ruler than people would start to get angry toward the ruler; the ruler would be overthrown and a new ruler would come in; the cycle keeps going
What was the river near China?
Yellow River; Huang River; river of sorrows; Chang River
How did the river behave in China?
Unpredictable and violent
Who were the Gods in China?
Shang Di
How did geography influence the people and culture in China?
Tough terrain caused for not much trade and few invaders; stayed the same for a long period of time
What was the writing style in China?
Calligraphy
Explain China’s Feudal system?
Rewards supporters of the dynasties with land; lords had people work the land and grow for them; lords get free crops and good while peasants get protection and stability
What were some problems with China’s Feudal System?
Lords can get a great deal of power and cant start to rule in place of Emperor
Explain the Shang Dynasty in China.
First dynasty we know is real; peasant life not very good; farming; repairs; front line fighting
How did the Zhou Dynasty overtake the Shang Dynasty?
Mandate of Heaven; Zhou we meant to be better rulers so heaven made it so
What age was the Agricultural revolution and what happened during that time?
Neolithic Age; people learned how to farm; domesticated animals; population booms; less egalitarian; warfare begins to increase as competition for scarce resources grows; very little social class changes; specialization; new technology; calendars to know when to plant; making new tools and clothes
Why was the Agricultural revolution good?
Surplus allowed for more free time; free time allowed for specialization; specialization created new things to work on; this led to science; art; math; government; literature; and things that isn’t just feeding yourself; SPECIALIZATION; SURPLUS; TECHNOLOGY; CIVILIZATIONS
Why was the Agricultural Revolution bad?
slavery; sexism; disease; health problems
What is Jared Diamond’s theory about why some civilizations thrive and some don’t’?
Geographic luck
According to Jared Diamond; what are the three major elements that separate the world’s “haves” from “have nots”?
Guns; germs; steel
Explain livestock and domestication according to Jared Diamond.
Livestock plays a significant role in a civilizations’ ability to become rich and powerful; helped people by- having a dependable meat supply, milk, skin and hair used for clothes and warmth, eat remains of harvest, used to help plow
What animals can be domesticated and where can they be found?
Goats and sheep- Middle East; horse or ox; pig-New Guinea; donkeys; cattle; Asia, North Africa, and Europe had best animals
What age were Hunter and Gatherers and what happened during this time?
Old stone Age; Paleolithic Age; 20-30 people; first tools show up made of bone or wood; likely first signs of language appear; clothing, fires and caves used to protect from cold
What were peasants life’s like?
Life for peasants in all civilizations were not good; peasants had to the jobs others wouldn’t do; in Mesopotamia, peasants had to do labor, farm and join the army; In Egypt, peasants had to build things for the Pharaoh; farm
Who fought the Greeks at Thermopylae like his father?
Xerxes the Great