Quizlet state history exam #1

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  1. Ancient Dynasties: Shang Dynasty (c. 1766 BCE - 1027 BCE), Zhou (Chou) Dynasty (1027 BCE - 256 BCE), Warring States Period (403 BCE - 221 BCE),
  2. assyrians: created the division of the circle into 360 degrees. used longitude and latitude
  3. Babylonians: three classes=the upper class-free ppl, lower class- free ppl, slaves/spanned from the 18th Century BCE until the 6th Century BCE.
  4. egyptian life: worked as field hands, farmers, craftsmen and scribes.
  5. five themes of geography: location, place, movement, region, environmental interaction
  6. gods and godesses: nun, atum, Shu, Tefnut, Geb, Nut, Osiris, Isis, Seth, Nephthys, and horus.
  7. hammurabi's code of law: "The Code of Hammurabi."
  8. hebrews: began 2000 BCE and included the Israelites, Moabites, Ammonites, and other neighbors
  9. Mauryan Empire: largest and most powerful political and military empire in ancient india
  10. mumification: embalmig, wrapping and burial/The body has been cleaned, dried and rubbed with good-smelling oils.
  11. persians: The Persian Empire began around 560 BCE and lasted until 330 BCE
  12. Phoenicians: existed from around 1200 BCE to 800 BCE.