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

AP world history Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
4879298987ForagersPeople who hunt animals and gather plants and animals0
4879298988DomesticationPlants and animals having lost their usual wild living1
4879298989Systematic agriculterPlanting crops in order to harvest and also breed animals2
4879298990MatrinealRelationship to mother3
4879298991PatrinealRelationship to father4
4879298992City- stateSelf government urban center5
4879298993ZigguratPyramid shaped tower6
4879298994CuneiformWriting used to express their own language7
4879298995PharoahEgyptian king8
4879298996PyramidStones laid on top of each other in the shape of a pyramid9
4879298997HeiroglyphicsWriting developed in the early dynasty10
4879298998PapyrusWriting material11
4879298999DynastyPassed down rulership of a country12
4879299000What factors should be present in order for a society to be considered civilizedCities cities as administrative centers, political system, people engaged into non- food- producing activities, social status, long distance trade, interest in science and art13
4879299001What led up to the agricultural revolution?Animals were being domesticated and there was more trade14
4879299002How did the neolithic revolution transform lifeFarmers outnumbered foragers15
4879299003Does change occur more than diffusion or independent invention?Diffusion occurs more often because we see many examples in life's history of people taking other people's ideas16
4879299004Who was HammirabiSixth king of the babylonian dynasty17
4879299005Why- hammurabiLaw code for social classes punishment18
4879299006What- hammurabiCreated the famous law code, physical punishments for crimes19
4879299007When- hammurabiReigned (1792- 2750)20
4879299008Where- hammurabiRuled in babylon21
4879299009How- hammurabiHe died due to failing health22
4879299010Significance of hammurabiCreated the law code23
4879299011The code of Hammurabi identifies which three classesThe royal wealthy class, farmers and artisans, and slaves24
4879299012The religious beliefs of the SumeriansTheir gods embodied forces of nature25
4879299013Why did they have negative views on their gods?Because they believed that they brought bad on the people26
4879299014Connection between religion, politics, and social structure in egyptThey believe their Pharaohs or leaders are their god on earth and should achieve the afterlife27
4879299015How would you describe the cities of the indus valleyHigh, thick, encircling walls28
4879299016Difference between Mesopotamian and Egyptian system of writingMesopotamians used mostly cuneiform while Egyptians used hieroglyphics29
4879299017What was similar about the Mesopotamian and Egyptian religious views?Both polytheistic and worshiped their gods in temples30
4879299018What is one similarity between the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians?They both had similar social class ranking31
4879299019What was one important geographical feature the Egyptians had?The Nile river32
4879299020What was so important about plant and animal domesticationIt helped with the economy and also helped the people do less work33
4875424626ForagersPeople who hunt animals and gather plants and animals34
4875424627DomesticationPlants and animals having lost their usual wild living35
4875424628Systematic agriculterPlanting crops in order to harvest and also breed animals36
4875424629MatrinealRelationship to mother37
4875424630PatrinealRelationship to father38
4875424631City- stateSelf government urban center39
4875424632ZigguratPyramid shaped tower40
4875424633CuneiformWriting used to express their own language41
4875424634PharoahEgyptian king42
4875424635PyramidStones laid on top of each other in the shape of a pyramid43
4875424636HeiroglyphicsWriting developed in the early dynasty44
4875424637PapyrusWriting material45
4875424638DynastyPassed down rulership of a country46
4875424639What factors should be present in order for a society to be considered civilizedCities cities as administrative centers, political system, people engaged into non- food- producing activities, social status, long distance trade, interest in science and art47
4875424640What led up to the agricultural revolution?Animals were being domesticated and there was more trade48
4875424641How did the neolithic revolution transform lifeFarmers outnumbered foragers49
4875424642Does change occur more than diffusion or independent invention?Diffusion occurs more often because we see many examples in life's history of people taking other people's ideas50
4875424643Who was HammirabiSixth king of the babylonian dynasty51
4875424644Why- hammurabiLaw code for social classes punishment52
4875424645What- hammurabiCreated the famous law code, physical punishments for crimes53
4875424646When- hammurabiReigned (1792- 2750)54
4875424647Where- hammurabiRuled in babylon55
4875424648How- hammurabiHe died due to failing health56
4875424649Significance of hammurabiCreated the law code57
4875424650The code of Hammurabi identifies which three classesThe royal wealthy class, farmers and artisans, and slaves58
4875424651The religious beliefs of the SumeriansTheir gods embodied forces of nature59
4875424652Why did they have negative views on their gods?Because they believed that they brought bad on the people60
4875424653Connection between religion, politics, and social structure in egyptThey believe their Pharaohs or leaders are their god on earth and should achieve the afterlife61
4875424654How would you describe the cities of the indus valleyHigh, thick, encircling walls62
4875424655Difference between Mesopotamian and Egyptian system of writingMesopotamians used mostly cuneiform while Egyptians used hieroglyphics63
4875424656What was similar about the Mesopotamian and Egyptian religious views?Both polytheistic and worshiped their gods in temples64
4875424657What is one similarity between the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians?They both had similar social class ranking65
4875424658What was one important geographical feature the Egyptians had?The Nile river66
4875424659What was so important about plant and animal domesticationIt helped with the economy and also helped the people do less work67

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!