APWH Chapter 2: First Civilizations: Cities, States, and Unequal Societies

Question 1

Most famous literary work from ancient Mesopotamia

Accepted Answer

Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 2

A civilization to the south of Egypt in the Nile Valley; ironworking and alphabetic writing

Accepted Answer

Nubia

Question 3

Paneb

Accepted Answer

an Egyptian criminal

Question 4

The largest city in Mesopotamia

Accepted Answer

Uruk

Question 5

Male dominated society

Accepted Answer

patriarchy

Question 6

First wave civilization that developed along the Nile; hieroglyphics, empire, sustainable ag,

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 7

A series of laws publicized in Babylon; proclaim the king's commitment to social order

Accepted Answer

Code of Hammurabi

Question 8

First wave civ of Central Asia; fortified centers, temples, gates/walls, based on irrigation ag

Accepted Answer

Oxus

Question 9

Replacement for kinship and earlier kingdoms that came along with civilizations

Accepted Answer

rise of the state

Question 10

A major city of the Indus Valley civilization; 2000 BCE

Accepted Answer

Mohenjo-Daro

Question 11

Major civ. of India, near Pakistan; elaborately planned cities

Accepted Answer

Indus valley

Question 12

Region along the central coast of Peru; civ. developed 3000-1800 BCE; Caral urban center

Accepted Answer

Norte Chico

Question 13

An early civilization along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico around 1200 BCE; basalt heads

Accepted Answer

Olmec

Questions 13