AP World History Final Exam Review (Part 1): Places

Fertile Crescent, Modern-day Iraq

Cuneiform, the wheel, law code, zigaurat, the sail, the number system (based on 10, 60, and 360)

City-states, constant invasions (no natural barriers), destructive flooding, and polytheism

Hammurabi, Sargon (unified Sumer)

Middle East, along the nile

developed centralized society (pharoah and small priests), 365 day calendar, egyptian book of the dead, hieroglyphics, pyramids, papyrus, suez canal

Muahmmad Ali (freed them from Ottoman rule), Ismail

Polytheism (lead diety sungod re), mummification, men before women, pharoah "God"

Israelites and Jews (Middle East)

First monotheistic faith, history of God's guidance of the jews formed the Bible, Key basis for christianity and Islam

Priests and prophets

Monotheism, (Judaism), Babylonian civilization, small and weak

Eastern coast of Mediterranean, modern-day Syria and Lebanon

developed an advanced economy (timber export), skilled traders and sailors, worlds first alphabet, improved egyptian numbering system

Many colonies established along the coast of North Africa

Semitic-speaking Canaanites, major cities such as Tyre and Sidon, engaged in widespread commerce.

Eastern India, along the Ganges river

Substantial bureaucracy, large armies, postal service

Chandragupta Maurya (highly autocratic government and military power)

First indian empire, largest empire in premodern india