7371173870 | Catal Huyuk | ancient city with ancient human artifacts in modern day turkey | 0 | |
7371176051 | Artifacts | 1 | ||
7371179801 | Artifacts | evidence of past humans that is used to study prehistory | 2 | |
7371179802 | Paleolithic Period | "old stone age" prehistoric period where tools/weapons were made of stone | 3 | |
7371179803 | Neolithic Revolution | time of social & political developments because of the advent of agriculture | 4 | |
7371179804 | Monotheism | religion where the belief is in only one god | 5 | |
7371179805 | Civilization | a large society with cities, government, economy, and culture | 6 | |
7371179806 | Specialization of Labor | ability to have workers do something OTHER than just food production | 7 | |
7371179807 | Agriculture | settled practice of growing crops and raising livestock | 8 | |
7371179808 | Surplus | more than needed to survive yourself- ability to sell | 9 | |
7371179809 | Domestication | process to tame wild animals so they are safe to live with humans | 10 | |
7371179810 | Patriarchal | society dominated and controlled by men | 11 | |
7371179811 | Social Stratification | with development of specialization and personal property, some accumulated mass wealth while others did not. | 12 | |
7371179812 | Fertile Crescent | location where so many core & foundational civilizations developed | 13 | |
7371179813 | Mesoamerica | home of the Olmec early civilization | 14 | |
7371179814 | Barter | early trade in which one thing was exchanged for another | 15 | |
7371179815 | Polytheistic | religion with a belief in more than one god | 16 | |
7371179816 | Ziggurats | large stepped pyramids from Sumer | 17 | |
7371179817 | Ten Commandments | a Christian moral code of conduct | 18 | |
7371179818 | Jewish Diaspora | spread of Jews throughout Europe, N. Africa and the Middle East because they were driven out of their homes or they fled persecution | 19 | |
7371179819 | Theocrats | rulers holding both political and religious power | 20 | |
7371179820 | Vedic Age | time when the religious collection of hymns, poems, songs and codes of conduct became important | 21 | |
7371179821 | Ancestor Veneration | belief from Ancient China that the spirits of one's ancestors could speak to the gods on their behalf | 22 | |
7371179822 | The Epic of Gilgamesh | oldest written story- of King of Sumer- written in cuneiform | 23 | |
7371179823 | Cuneiform | record keeping system of Sumerians- first evidence of writing | 24 | |
7371179824 | Feudalism | network of regional rulers and mutual defense agreements | 25 | |
7371179825 | City | states- cities and their local areas all ruled independently | 26 | |
7371179826 | Hammurabi | most powerful king of babylon- most famous for set of laws | 27 | |
7371179827 | Xia Dynasty | first set of ruling leaders who all belonged to the same family in Ancient China | 28 | |
7371179828 | Shang Dynasty | 2nd dynasty in china- known for great economic and religious power | 29 | |
7371179829 | Mandate of Heaven | idea that a just ruler's power came from the gods- when they were no longer in the god's favor they no longer were to be in power | 30 | |
7371179830 | Zhou Dynasty | longest dynasty in Chinese history- "Golden Age"- relative peace, prosperity and innovation | 31 |
AP World History- Age 1 (chp 1 &2) Flashcards
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