empires Flashcards
(24 cards)
why did the first cities need centralized goverments?
to keep organized for ex steady food supply
who was usually chosen to lead ancient governments?
General or Experience in military
who did leaders claim gave them the right to rule and how was the rule passed to another leader
the father passed it on the son
what functions did ancient governments perform
enforced laws, collected taxes, protect people.
what kind of religion was practiced in thew first civilization
Poletheisim
what did people in ancient civilizations believed that their gods and goddesses would do for them?
gives good crops and good health also success in trade or war.
how did priests and worshipers seek to gain the favor of the gods and insure divine help?
did sacrifices, songs, specialized dances
what functions did priest in ancient civilization perform
ensuring the earth and heavens remained as the gods created them.
what kind of specialized jobs developed in the first ancient cities
construction workers, artisans, merchants, etc.
how were people ranked in ancient civilizations
by their jobs.
describe what slavery was like in ancient civilizations
if you couldn’t pay your debt or got capurted in war.
what did the art and literature in the A.C. attempt to reflect
The values of beliefs of their society
what did temples and palaces in A.C attempt to reflect
the power and corrections of the society
what kind of public works were used to insure a steady food supply
built dikes and dams to control flooding, also built canals to bring water to the fields.
what kinds of public works projects were used to insure the defense of the city.
built massive walls around city ( plus warehouses)
why was writing invented in A.C
to keep track of the amt. of grain brought to warehouses.
what was writing like
scribes scratched wedge-shaped symbols into clay tablets
who were scribes and how were they trained
were record keepers to society, and were trained to read and write.
what kinds functions did scribes perform in A.C
writing down important thing like taxes
3 facts about Hebrews
-located originally in Mesopotamia
-Conqured by large civili.( Egyptians were first to conquer)
-hebrews were monotheistic
facts about babylonians
-site of first civili.
-located northern of Mesopotamia
-they studied astronomy
hittites
-civili. began in Anatolia (now turkey)
-hittites and Egyptians fougent over territory
-hittites were the first to developed iron
Phoenicians
they were great sea traders
located east coast of med. sea near palatine
assyrians
located along the upper Tigris river northern part of meso.
they were fierce warriors
some historians call Assyrians “Nazis of the ancient world”
