Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
26 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Tiglath-Pileser
|
1114-1076 B.C. King of Assyria. He was a conqueror.
|
|
Kings David and Solomon
|
David was a poet, he defeated the Philistines and made Jerusalam the capital. Made treaty w/ king of Tyre and got trade from Phonioia (972-922 B.C.)
|
|
Assyrians
|
Lived in the Upper-Tigris Valley. They were a blood thirsty cruel civilization. Strong military. Fierce conqueror. Used iron weapons, battle rams, horse drawn charriots. Well organized government. Used terror to rule subjects.
|
|
Cultural Diffusion
|
Spread of cultural elements from one civ/culture to another.
|
|
Public Works
|
Many people working together to achive one goal. Economic surplus needed for public works.
|
|
Sumer
|
Location: Southern Mesopotamia. Split into 12 city-states. Practiced polythesim. Leader wasn't god, but represented one of the gods. Invented teh wheel. Used cuneiform. Had schools (only rich boys attended). King Akkard conqured in 2350 B.C.
|
|
City
|
Large permanent community containing a large number of full time specialists. Must have an economic surplus. Oldest city: Jerico 8000 B.C. First complex city: Sumer 3500 B.C.
|
|
Zoroaster
|
2600 B.C. Zoroaster, a Persian religion that started teaching that people have a connection between good and evil. If you followed good god Ahura-Mazda you'd be rewarded when you died. If followed bad spirt, Ahriman, you'd be punished. Zoroaster was Persia's official religion.
|
|
Cosmic Calender: Carl Sagan
|
Sagan's way of expressing history. Janurary 1st at 12:00:01 was big bang. September earth arrived, human recorded history is the last 10 seconds of December 31st. We think of our history as a long period, but life actually is very small compared to universe history.
|
|
Civilzation/Culture
|
-Culture
-Cities -Religion -Government -Economic Surplus |
|
Rosetta Stone. Chapollion
|
Found 1799 A.D. Stone found in the nile Delta by Jean Francois Chanpollion.
-Had hieroglypics -A more recent Eygptian script -Had Greek |
|
Fact/Value
|
Fact: a statement that can be proved, can also be a false staement.
Value: a statement that cannot be proved, an opion. |
|
Hunter/Gather
|
Gather food for tribe. No government-no individual better than another. Men hunted, women gather berries ect. Moved from place to place to get better food.
|
|
Cultural Universal
|
General cultural traits and features found in all societies of the world.
|
|
Hebrews
|
First monothestic religion with the god Yahweh. Originally herders from Mesopotamia. Travelded to Canaan w/ their leader Abraham. Moved to Egypt. Egypt captured the Hebrews.
|
|
Disinterested Scholaship
|
Somethings historians asprie towards looking at the past w/o bias.
|
|
Conservative
|
Non progressive-against change.
|
|
Aryans
|
Had distintave language calld Indo-European. Called the father language to all or most European and Indian languages.
|
|
Lydians and Croesus
|
Lydians were first to use coins that equalled certain amounts instead of bartering.
-Official coinage began in 560 B.C. under Croesos -Soon became reconizied throughout Mesopotamia. |
|
Babylon and New Babylon
|
Old babylon had Code of Ham.
New Baylon had Neb. |
|
Pastoral Nomad
|
-Moved w/ the seasons
-Usally followed a pattern -Depended on domesticated animals for food, clothing, and trade. -Why? Always adapt to environment |
|
Hatshepsut
|
Wife of Thutmorse II. When he died she siezed power and ruled for 20 years.
-Focused more on building temples and trade than conquoring people -First female ruler |
|
Old/Middle/New Kingdoms
|
Old: Many pyramids built (pyramid age 3100 B.C.) Great pyramid for Khufu. Old More trade more and better army. Capital Memphis.
Middle: (2040 B.C.) Egypt ruled from Dynasty in Thebes. Most known for culture and trade. Traded with Nubia (gold). Ended when Hyko gained power. New: (1570 B.C.) Time of egyptian empire. Thutmorse II adds Nubia. Ramses II one of the last effective leaders. |
|
8 Characteristics of a City
|
-Specialization
-Public Works -Political organization -Social Class/Hierarchy -Laws and lit. -Traded and empires -Writing |
|
Khufu
|
A Pharoah of the old kingdom. Teh Great Pyramid was built for him was built for him.
|
|
Chaldeans
|
-Chaldeans were an allience
|