Review before the Exam Flashcards

(41 cards)

1
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Mesopotamia means………………….

A

Land between rivers

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2
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Ancient Egypt was next to……

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Nile river

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3
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Ancient China developed next to

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Yangtzé river

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4
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Mesopotamia civilization developed on the banks of

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Tigris and Euphrates

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5
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Ancient India developed next to

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Indus river

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6
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Ancient civilizations shared some characteristics like

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    • They developed next to important rivers
    • They used writing
    • They were polytheists
    • Large urban settlements
    • Hierarchical societies
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7
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Writing used in Mesopotamia was called

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Cuneiform

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8
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Writing used in Egypt was called

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Hieroglyphics

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9
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Writing in Mesopotamia was done

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Through marks in Clay tablets

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10
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Writing in Egypt was done

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With paintings on papyrus

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11
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Writing was used for

A

Crops, taxes, bussiness

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12
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Mesopotamia civilization developed in different periods:

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Sumerian
Akkadian
Babylonian
Assyrian

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13
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Mesopotamia cities were

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Independent City states

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14
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In the Sumerian period

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Large city-states were formed

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15
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In the Akkadian period the most important king was

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Sargon I

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16
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In the Babylonian period, the most important emperor was

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Hammurabi

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17
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The Code of Law was done by

18
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Mesopotamia disappeared because ___________________ conquered them

19
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The most important temples in Mesopotamia were called

20
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Agriculture used in Mesopotamia was called

A

Irrigation agriculture

21
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Agriculture in Mesopotamia was done through

A

Canals, dams, locks…

22
Q

Agriculture in Egypt was done Thanks to

A

The floodings of the Nile river

23
Q

Thanks to Mesopotamia we have

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Numeral system, lunar calendar or advances in medicine

24
Q

In Egypt, there were seasons like:

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Inundation
Sowing
Harvest

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The most important person in Egypt was
The pharaoh
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Pharaoh held total power because he had
Political power Military power Religious power
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The pharaoh had some symbols to recognize his power
Cobra (power enemies) Crook (power over production) Flail (power over population) False beard (strenght of The pharaoh)
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Egyptians believed that some animals were sacred like
Cats, beetles or crocodiles
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Egyptians believed in
Afterlife
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Egyptians called The soul
Ka
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Egyptians believed that The soul had to pass
The judgement of Osiris
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The instructions of The judgement of Osiris were written in the
Book of Death
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There were different types of tombs in Egypt
Mastaba Pyramids Hypogea
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The most famous pyramids are in
Gizah
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The most famous pyramids were built
Around 2500 BC
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The most famous pyramids are called
Keops, Kefren and Micerinos
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In the river civilizations, the society was
Hierarchical which means that the power is at the top and those with the power (few) ruled over the rest (majority).
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Egyptians thought that the pharaoh was the incarnation of
Horus
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The famous gates in Babylon were
In honour of Ishtar, the goddess
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A mastaba was
A type of tomb. It had the shape of a pyramid but with a flat top
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A Hypogea was
A tomb dug in the rocks