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AP World History - Era 1 Flashcards

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8484018747CultureSocially transitted patterns in human action: dwellings, clothing, foods, beliefs0
8484018748HistoryStudy of past events/changes in past1
8484018749Stone AgePeriod using stone tools and nonmetallic substances2
8484018750PaleolithicOld Stone Age3
8484018751NeolithicNew Stone Age - Agricultural Revolution4
8484018752ForagersHunter/gathering people5
8484018753PastoralismLiving with herds/livestock6
8484018754HoloceneGreat global warming in 11,000 BC7
8484018755MegalithsComplex large stones for Neolithic religious ceremonies8
8484018756Çatal HüyükNeolithic settlement in Anatolia- obsidian tools; economy based on agriculture9
8484018757Mesopotamia"Land between the rivers"- mostly in modern Iraq- Fertile Crescent- depended on irrigation10
8484018758SumeriansPeople who dominated Southern Mesopotamia11
8484018759SemeticRelated languages- Hebrew, Aramaic, Phonecian12
8484018760City StateSmall independent state, urban center, agricultural territory13
8484018761Sargon of AkkadRuler of Akkad- creator of first empire in Mesopotamia14
8484018762AkkadMesopotamian city-state; world's first empire15
8484018763CuneiformWriting in Sumerian16
8484018764HammurabiBabylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia17
8484018765ScribesProfessional men with lots of training who read and wrote in cuneiform and hieroglyphics18
8484018766ZigguratPyramidal tower made of mud bricks- unknown function- god's residence19
8484018767AmuletsSmall charms meant to protect the bearer from evil20
8484018768PharohCentral figure in ancient Egyptian state, considered a god sent to earth to maintain ma'at21
8484018769Ma'atDivinely created and maintained order in the universe22
8484018770PyramidLarge triangular stoke monuments, burial places for kings23
8484018771MemphisCapital of Old Kingdom Egypt, near Cairo24
8484018772ThebesCapital city of Egypt- home of ruling dynasties25
8484018773HieroglyphicsPictorial symbols that represented sounds , syllables, or concepts26
8484018774PapyrusReed that grows along bank of Nile River in Egypt27
8484018775MummyBody preserved by chemical/natural process in belief that the person would have a good afterlife28
8484018776Indus Valley CivilizationMesopotamian urban society with a sophisticated trade network29
8484018777Great MonsoonSeasonal winds unusually accompanied by floods30
8484018778HarappaA major city of the Indus Valley civilization; zone of cultivation31
8484018779Mohenjo DaroBiggest Indus Valley Civilization32
8484018780HittitesPeople from Central Anatolia who established an empire in Syria and Anatolia in the Bronze Age33
8484018781AkkadianFirst "official" language34
8484018782Hebrew BibleSacred books with origins, experiences, and beliefs of Israelites35
84840187831st TempleSanctuary built by Solomon for God36
8484018784DiasporaEthnic group living outside homeland37
8484018785Zhou DynastyTook over North China from Shang- MANDATE OF HEAVEN38
8484018786Mandate of HeavenBelief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods39
8484018787ConfuciusChinese philosopher, founder of Confucianism40
8484018788ConfucianismSystem of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius41
8484018789DaoismA religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature.42
8484018790Yin and YangOpposing forces that bring balance to nature and life43
8484018791ZoroastrianismSystem of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster44
8484018792PolytheismBelief in many gods45
8484018793Hatshepsut5th Pharaoh of Egypt, 2nd female Pharaoh46
8484018794MonotheismBelief in one God47
8484018795HebrewsSlaves from Egypt, wandered desert for 40 years48
8484018796Cyrus the GreatKing of Persia and founder of the Achaemenid Empire49
8484018797SatrapsGovernor of a Persian province50
8484018798AryansImmigrants who arrived at the Ganges river valley51
8484018799ScapulimancyPractice of divination, oracle bones, divination with bones52

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