4769331498 | Paleolithic | A prehistoric period that lasted from about 2,500,000 to 8000 B.C., also known Old Stone Age | 0 | |
4769331499 | Neolithic | A prehistoric period that began about 8000 B.C. and ended about 3000 B.C., New Stone Age | 1 | |
4769331500 | Hominids | Human-like creatures on two legs | 2 | |
4769331501 | Nomads | Human-like creatures moving and searching for food | 3 | |
4769331502 | Slash and burn | Fertilizing and farming by burning plants into fertilizers | 4 | |
4769331503 | Pastoralists | A member of nomadic group that herds domesticated animals | 5 | |
4769331504 | Barter | A form of trade in which exchange goods and services without use of money | 6 | |
4769331505 | Cuneiform | A system of writing created by Sumerians around 3000 B.C. | 7 | |
4769331506 | Mesopotamia | An area in the middle of the Tigris and Euphrates where the Sumerians lived | 8 | |
4769331507 | Cultural diffusion | The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another | 9 | |
4769331508 | City-state | A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit | 10 | |
4769331509 | Hammurabi | Leader of Mesopotamia who made first code of laws, Hammurabi's code | 11 | |
4769331510 | Epic of Gilgamesh | A poem written about life in Gilgamesh, Mesopotamia | 12 | |
4769331511 | Theocracy | A government controlled by a religious leader | 13 | |
4769331512 | Polytheism | A belief in multiple gods | 14 | |
4769331513 | Hieroglyphics | An Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds | 15 | |
4769331514 | Pharaohs | A king of Egypt considered as a god as well as military and political leader | 16 | |
4769331515 | Harappan | An Indus valley civilization characterized by sophisticated city planning | 17 | |
4769331516 | Mohenjo Daro | In the Indus valley, used by Harappans for plumbing systems | 18 | |
4769331517 | Mandate of Heaven | In Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority | 19 | |
4769331518 | Dynasty | A series of rulers from a single family | 20 | |
4769331519 | Shang | First dynasty of China | 21 | |
4769331520 | Zhou | Overthrew the Shang dynasty and established the Mandate of Heaven and started the Period of Warring States | 22 |
AP world history part 1 Flashcards
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