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19 Cards in this Set
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Four rivers: Geography as it relates to history |
China could not trade as much because they were more secluded. Mesopotamia traded more because they had access to the fertile crescent
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How rivers effected the development of early civilization |
Land was more fertile and they were able to move and trade things easily when utilizing the river |
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Social classes in ancient civilization |
1) priests, nobles and warriors. 2) Merchants and artisans 3) peasant farmers 4) slaves- mostly women and children |
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Hammurabi's code (what is it?) |
Set of laws for the people |
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Hammurabi's code (writing of it) |
Hammurabi did not actually write the laws himself, he only collected them. |
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Hammurabi's code (what did it do for society?) |
The laws limited personal vengeance and encouraged social order/ stability |
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Hammurabi's code (criminal law) |
Deals with offenses against others such as burglary, assault or murder. "An eye for an eye, a life for a life" |
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Hammurabi's code (civil law) |
Deals with private matters such as business, contracts, taxes, marriage, divorce and property inheritance. -protect powerless (women/children) |
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Fertile Crescent (significance) |
Crossroads for trade and culture, developed civilizations. (Mesopotamia was located here) |
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Emergence of writing- |
First form of writing- cuneiform (used reed pens and clay, contributed to the later advances in learning |
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Decline of Egypt |
Invaders conquered Nile region, Persians |
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Egypt (old kingdom) |
Bankruptcy from pyramids, power struggles, crop failures |
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Egypt (Middle Kingdom) |
corruption, rebellion, Hyksos invaded region |
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Egypt (New Kingdom) |
Ramses II left no leader to take his place. Egyptians and Hittites fought, after decline, a treaty was signed. |
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India |
Volcanic eruption, too many trees cut down, Arryus overran Indus region |
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China |
Shang dynasty overthrown by Zhou: took over and changed laws. |
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Dynastic Cycle |
Rise and fall of dynasties, explained by mandate of heaven. |
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Mandate of Heaven |
new dynasty → aging dynasty → becomes corrupt → dynasty loses the mandate of heaven → this is shown through natural disasters (ie. floods and invasions) → new dynasty takes over |
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Ziggurats |
Temples built to worship gods, tried to make gods happy because they were viewed as dark and angry. -One in each city state |
