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RVCs
ECA social studies
Term | Definition |
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Huang He | a major river of Asia in northern China |
Zhou | The people and dynasty that took over the dominant position in north China from the Shang and created the concept of the Mandate of Heaven to justify their rule. Remembered as prosperous era in Chinese History. |
Akkadian | "Semitic people" north of the Sumerian city-states;first empire |
Old Kingdom | a period in Egyptian history that lasted from about 2700 BC to 2200 BC - build pyramids |
Babylonian | This empire was run by Hammurabi. He had a code of law which told people how to live. It was very strict. |
Egypt | This early empire has its home along Africa's longest river, with a detailed form of writing. |
Mohenjodaro | one of the first major settlements in ancient India that became a center of the Indus valley civilization |
Indus | a river in Pakistan that flows into the Arabian Sea |
New Kingdom | the period from about 1550 to 1050 BC in Egyptian history when Egypt reached the height of its power and glory |
Middle Kingdom | the period of Egyptian history from about 2050 to 1750 BC and marked by order and stability |
Neo-Babylonian Empire | the "new" Babylonian control over Mesopotamia after the Assyrians were defeated |
Assyrian | Known as a warrior people who ruthlessly conquered neighboring countries; their empire stretched from east to north of the Tigris River all the way to central Egypt |
Mesopotamia | A region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that developed the first urban societies. |