AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

AP World History Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
4794305081DreamtimeThe time in the Aboriginal belief system when all living things were created; the "golden age" when the first ancestors were created.0
4794655890CultureBeliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.1
4794660777HieroglyphsSystem of writing in which pictorial symbols represented sounds, syllables, or concepts. Used for official and monumental inscriptions in ancient Egypt.2
4794665125NeolithicThe period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution. It follows the Paleolithic period.3
4794667373Paleothic(750,000 BCE - 10,000 B.C.E.) Old Stone Age. A period of time in human history characterized by the use of stone tools and the use of hunting and gathering as a food source. (and use of fire)4
4794649680Mohenjo DaroLargest city of the Indus Valley civilization. It was centrally located in the extensive floodplain of the Indus River. Little is known about the political institutions of Indus Valley communities, but the large-scale implies central planning.5
4794680317Zigguratmassive pyramidal stepped tower made of mudbricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities, but its function is unknown.6
4795245985ShamansPeople believed to be especially skilled at dealing with the spirits of the dead.7
4817954521PyramidsMonumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom Egypt; used as burial sites for pharaohs8
4817960951CivilzationsSocieties with reliance on sedentary agriculture, ability to produce food surpluses, and existence of nonfarming elites, along with merchant and manufacturing groups9
4817975433CuneiformA form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge-shaped stylus and clay tablets10
4817988135Domesticationthe taming of an animal.11
4817988136BantuAn African language from Niger and Benue River Valleys.12
4817994835PatriarchyA system of family organization led by the eldest male and was used extensively/ male dominance over women13
4818007496Mandate of Heavena political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source14
4818041409Cheifdomthe territory or people over which a chief rules.15
4818045105Egalitarianasserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life; a person who believes equality of all people16
4818052458Pastorilismherding and breeding of sheep and goats or other animals as a primary means of substinence17
4818054966Quipuseries of colored knotted strings, signaling what was being counted; means of record keeping by Andean South American18
4818054967SedentaryNo movement19
4818192304TeotihuacanA large central city in the Mesoamerican region. Located about 25 miles Northeast of present day Mexico City. Exhibited city planning and unprecedented size for its time. Reached its peak around the year 450. Most important Mesoamerican city20
4818206051BureacracyOrganized system of administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with non elected officials.21
4818211643DiffusionThe spread of ideas, objects, or traits from one culture to another22
4818222678Metallurgythe branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification; Extraction of metal from its ores.23
4818235252Son of HeavenThe Chinese Emperor during the belief of the Mandate of Heaven24
4818254369HierarchyA system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.25
4818258828Ice AgeA glacial episode during a past geological period.26
4818262921Agriculturethe science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.27
4818267457ForagingObtain food or provisions from (a place)28
4818283459Human RevolutionIt refers to the spectacular and relatively sudden emergence of language, consciousness and culture29
4818270371Austronesianof, relating to, or denoting a family of languages spoken in an area extending from Madagascar in the west to the Pacific islands in the east.30
4818277808Salinizationthe process by which a non-saline soil becomes saline, as by the irrigation of land with brackish water.31
4818282797Disseminateto scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse:32
4818305267Migrationmovement from one part of something to another.33
4818309640IntensificationThe process of getting more in return for less; for example, growing more food on a smaller plot of land.34

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!