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Section 1
(50 cards)
potter's wheel
A technological advance in pottery making; invented circa 6000 B.C.E.; encouraged faster and higher-quality ceramic pottery products
Ur subaba
Migration
A movement from one country or region to another
tribe
group of families bound together under a single leadership
civilization
Government,religion,industry,class system,lqnguage
Smelting
Process in which a desired metal is separated from the other elements in an ore mineral. And 2 metals are combained
Religion
the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
Upper Egypt
the southern part of ancient Egypt
Dynasty
A series of rulers from the same family
Humbaba
the giant who guards the cedar forest
Metallurgy
the science of working with metals
canal
an artificial waterway
Standardization
defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance of a pretested group
Hammurabi
Amorite ruler of Babylon (r. 1792-1750 B.C.E.). He conquered many city-states in southern and northern Mesopotamia and is best known for a code of laws, inscribed on a black stone pillar, illustrating the principles to be used in legal cases.
gonvernment
Rule Over a certain place
Shulgi
King of the Sumerian dynasty of Ur who was also the son of Ur-Nammu
plow
Helped farming ro be eaiser
Tigeris river
A river guarding mestopotamia
nomad
a person who moves from place to place
Ur-Nammu
developed the world's most ancient law code
secondary source
Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event
Ligalzagesi
Ziggurat
A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
Gilgamesh
A legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories
Euphrates River
one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
Sargon
2340 B.C. leader of the Akkadians who overran the Sumerian city-state and set up the first empire
Kingdom
King rules
Cuniform
the world's first system of writing, mestopotamian writing
artifact
an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
Taming the Rivers
Making sure the rivers didn't move
Enkidu
Companion and friend of Gilgamesh. Hairy-bodied and brawny, he was raised by animals. Even after he joins the civilized world, he retains many of his undomesticated characteristics. He looks much like Gilgamesh and is almost his physical equal. He aspires to be Gilgamesh's rival but instead becomes his soul mate.
Shamhat
The temple prostitute who tames Enkidu by seducing him away from his natural state. Though Shamhat's power comes from her sexuality, it is associated with civilization rather than nature. She represents the sensuous refinements of culture—the sophisticated pleasures of lovemaking, food, alcohol, music, clothing, architecture, agriculture, herding, and ritual.
Hummurabi's Code
a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire
Utnapishtim
survivor of a flood sent by the gods to destroy humanity; the gods granted him eternal life
Language and writing
Language is the foundation upon which writing is based, so having a firm grasp on language allows the writer to express meaning in a clear and concise manner. There are many facets to writing, which must be studied and understood in order to develop the ability to communicate.
class system
A social ranking based primarily on economic position in which achieved characteristics can influence social mobility.
Anthropology
The study of humans
economy
A system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants
Specialization
A focus on a particular activity or area of study
Cart
A use of transportation
Lower Egypt
The northern part of ancient Egypt
City states
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
Presentism
Interpreting and evaluating historical events in terms of contemporary knowledge and standards.
Empire
A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
cataract
a large waterfall
history
The study of past events
Nile River
The river in which early kingdoms in Egypt were centered around.
levee
AN EMBANKMENT THAT PREVENTS A RIVER FROM OVERFLOWING
primary source
A document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study.
Delta
a low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
Section 2
(50 cards)
Polis
A city-state in ancient Greece.
Nefertiti
queen of Egypt and wife of Akhenaton (14th century BC)
Aegean Sea
A body of water by Mediterranean Sea that touches the borders of Greece & Asia Minor. It also has many islands in it, including Crete.
Isis
Egyptian goddess of fertility
Hera
Queen of the gods
Peret
Growing Season (October-February)
Akh
Benben
First land created in Ancient Egyptian creation story.
Posiden
God of the sea
Delphian Oracle
Nilometer
a an ancient device used to measure the height of the Nile water and help predict flooding
Shemu
March-May; The Harvesting Season
Palace System
Late Bronze Age social system that concentrated religious, economic, political, and military power in the hands of an elite, who lived apart from most people in monumental fortified compounds
Hesiod
Theogony
Ka
Pallete of King Narmer
Direct Democracy
A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
Aphrodite
Goddess of love and beauty
Ramses II
A long-lived ruler of New Kingdom Egypt (r. 1290-1224 BCE). He reached an accomodation with the Hittites of Anatolia after a standoff in battle at Kadesh in Syria. He built on a grand scale throughout Egypt.
Hermès
Messenger of the gods
tyrant
a cruel and oppressive ruler
Invasion of Sea Peoples
Zeus
King of the gods
unification
the process of being united or made into a whole.
Imnhotep
The first of the large pyramids was built for Pharaoh Djoser by the great architect
Theogony
origin of the gods
Ogdoad
8 primordial gods
Apollo
God of the sun
Hephaestus
God of fire
Atum
God of creation self risen
Ma'at
the Egyptian concept of truth, justice, and cosmic order, represented by a goddess, often portrayed with a feather upon her head keeps peace
Akhet
June-September; The flooding season/inundation
Battle of Quadesh
first recorded battle in history
Floodplain
The area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends.
Ares
God of war
Hades
God of the underworld
Akhenaten
Egyptian pharaoh (r. 1353-1335 B.C.E.). He built a new capital at Amarna, fostered a new style of naturalistic art, and created a religious revolution by imposing worship of the sun-disk.
Eupatridae
The "well-born" aristocrats of Athens who ruled the city during the early Archaic Period.
Tutankhamen
a 10 year old pharaoh who ruled for nine years and then died unexpectantly; restored the old gods
Narmar
United upper and lower Egypt
re
Sun god
Crete
A Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea, southeast of Greece
Pharaoh
A ruler of ancient Egypt
Ba
Agora
the marketplace in ancient Greece
Athena
Goddess of wisdom
Pyrimad
A four sided building, shaped like a triangle, were mummified pharaoh's were put
Anarcy
absence of government
Osiris
Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead
Mummification
A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying
Section 3
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