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What impacts does the development of cities have on gender relations (Mesopotamian families) and social stratification?
Patriarchal, monogamous, Inheritance goes to sons, Daughters get a Dowry
Understand the role that geography, specifically Nile River has;
Why is Egypt most river focused on early cultures?
They had limited fertile land and cultivatable land. The water helped to have nourishing land.
Territorial state
Ruler excepts power over city states and distant hinterlands.
What are the contents of the Code of Hammurabi?
Relationship between crime and punishment.
Empire
Is a group of states of different ethnic groups which are brought together under a sovereign power. Where you have conquered existing states and diverse ethnic groups to become 1st empire. Neo-Assyrians and Persians
What was Persian ruler Cyrus the Great's relation with the conquered? What role did he play for Israelites?
Was the liberator of conquered.
What position do subject people play in the Persian Empire (what approach helped rulers unite multiethnic peoples)?
Respect for diverse beliefs and customs, expectations for loyalty, pay tribute
The Persian Empire faced defeat at Marathon and Salamis, what was the consequence?
Greeks regain South East Europe and West Antonia.
Consequence of dualism in Zoroastrianism beliefs?
There are consequences for human choice between good and evil. Choice between reward and punishment.
What did Qanats use for irrigation by Persians?
Long distance channeling of water for irrigation.
What are satrapies and how did this system help rulers maintain control?
They are close relatives or associates of king. This helps bring nomadic people together by uniting all of the different groups and to work together as one whole.
What does the term Phoenician mean, what were they known for?
They were known for creating their own alphabet or literacy;They were also known as the purple people because they made “purple dye”; Ship building;
What is the Israelites’ story of how they began with Abraham and eventually become a state under rule of King David and Solomon?
Under Solomon centers the kingdom of Israel at the temple in Jerusalem
What was the move from henotheism to monotheism?
Excepting only one god instead of multiple (YHWH)
Of the fringe societies we studied in Chapter 4, Sea Peoples, Phoenicians, Israelites, Greeks, which one do you think had the greatest legacy? Explain why?
Phoenicians because they created literacy and the other empires around them started to pick up on that and take after them. (They copied them) Our language and our literacy came from them.
Describe the evolution of social distinctions (clans and Varna)?
Varna is the start of the castle system; Brahmans (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaishyas (commoners), Shudkas (enslaved)
When did the Mesopotamians start to use the term Pharaoh?
Mid to late 2nd millennium.
How was hieroglyphics and hieratic writing different and what was the purpose of the writing in both regions?
Small select groups who are literate
Mesopotamia: writing systems was to record economic transactions
Egypt: Hieroglyphics; writings on monuments/ Hieratic; ink on pottery/papyrus
What were the role of priests in Egypt?
Ceremonies and including training of new priests. They are the only ones allowed into the temples inner sanctuary. Tomb burials in UR and show hierarchy.
Explain what is the “Mandate of Heaven,” how did it evolve over time and what was its impact?
Ancient Chinese political concept where rulers uphold heaven principle of harmony and honor or lose mandate.
