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9 weeks exam history
Question | Answer |
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5 themes of geography? | location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, region |
prehistory? | time before events were recorded |
neolithic agricultural revolution? | changing from gathering/hunting to farming |
environmental changes w/ immediate impact on ancient civilizations | volcanic eruptions, overfarming, drought, famine |
old kingdom- | pharaohs, pyramids, collapsed cuz of power struggles, crop failures, and cost of pyramids |
middle kingdom- | nile didnt flood a lot, corruption and rebellion, traded, hyksos took over part for 100 years, egypt pushed them out and created the new kingdom |
new kingdom- | large empires, age of conquest, ramses119most powerful), |
menes- | united upper and lower egypt |
ramses 11- | most powerful pharaoh |
hatsheput- | woman pharaoh |
tut- | minor kind, 18 |
economy of sumerian city-states? | |
what defines meso.? | tigris and euphrates surround it |
what did meso.use to build w/? | dry clay bricks |
technologival achievements? | wheeled vehicles, first writing, number system, calendar |
what temple/shrine did meso. have? | ziggurats |
what writing did meso. use? | cuneiform |
sargon- | ruler of akkad, conquered sumer, first empire builder |
hammurabi- | king of babylon, code, powered meso., making babylonia |
assyrians- | harsh warriors |
capital of assyria? | ninevah |
assurbanipal- | ruler of assyrians, built first library of cuneiform tablets |
how did assyria decrease? | neighboring cities worked together to bring them down |
nebuchadneezar- | hanging gardens, revived babylon |
persian empire- | conquered babylon, nice invaders |
darius- | unified persian empire, divided into provinces w/ a ruler for each, weights and measures, |
phoenecians- | sailors and tradors, glass, purple dye, alphabet, carriers of civilization, |
when did isrealites become jews? | babylonian captivity, nebuchadneezar |
abraham- | founded isrealite nation |
david- | king, united feuding tribes |
solomon- | davids son, very wise, |
cyrus- | freed jews |
dead sea scrolls? | parts of the torah found near the sea |
shang dynasty- | viewed rulers as link to gods |
zhou dynsaty- | overthrew shang, mandate of heaven, feudalism, |