The terms for period 1 in AP world history. Brentwood Academy
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| 4362399329 | Hunter-Gather (Foraging) Societies | It is a society in which food is hunted and gathered rather than farming. They liked to travel. | 0 | |
| 4362399330 | Neolithic/ Agricultural Revolution | The Neolithic/Agricultural Revolution was a time where nomads learned to farm and settled down in one place. | 1 | |
| 4362399331 | River Valley Civilizations (give examples) | River valley civilizations are built along a river. This is highly beneficial because there is lush land and plenty water. Examples include the Mesopotamian civilizations and the Indus River Valley civilization. | 2 | |
| 4362399332 | Pastoralism | Pastoralism is a society based on livestock raising. | 3 | |
| 4362399333 | Urbanization | Urbanization is the process of becoming urban, i.e. making cities. | 4 | |
| 4362399334 | Animism | Animism is the belief that everything, even objects, have souls or consciousness. | 5 | |
| 4362399335 | Polytheism/Monotheism | Polytheism is a religion with multiple gods, while monotheism has only one. | 6 | |
| 4362399337 | Bantu | Bantu is an African language from Niger and Benue River Valleys. | 7 | |
| 4362399339 | Domestication | Domestication is the taming of an animal. | 8 | |
| 4362399340 | Fertile Crescent | The Fertile Crescent is an area in Mesopotamia with lush farming land. | 9 | |
| 4362399341 | Mesopotamia | Mesopotamia is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and is home to many civilizations. | 10 | |
| 4362399342 | Code of Hammurabi | The Code is a law code developed by King Hammurabi of Babylon. It was one of the first attempts at a law code and introduced the "eye for an eye" phrase. | 11 | |
| 4362399343 | Cuneiform | Cuneiform is the ancient Sumerian form of writing, known for its wedge shaped marks. | 12 | |
| 4362399344 | Epic of Gilgamesh | The Epic of Gilgamesh was an epic poem from the Sumerians. | 13 | |
| 4362399345 | Hebrews | The Hebrews were of the first monotheistic religions and believed in Judaism. They were moral and their holy land was Israel. | 14 | |
| 4362399346 | Hieroglyphs | Hieroglyphs are pictures representing words used by the Egyptians. | 15 | |
| 4362399347 | Indus Valley | The Indus Valley is the area near the Indus River and held the Indus Valley Civilization, if you can believe that. | 16 | |
| 4362399348 | Patriarchy | Patriarchy is a system of family organization led by the eldest male and was used extensively. | 17 | |
| 4362399349 | Phoenicians | The Phoenicians were a civilization on the Med. Sea and developed the alphabet and harvested purple dye, called murex, from snails. | 18 | |
| 4362399350 | The Chavin | The Chavin was a civilization in the Andes. They metal-worked and loved their llamas. They did not develop in a river valley like many others did. | 19 | |
| 4362399351 | Olmecs | The Olmecs were a civilization in Mexico. They were polytheistic, irrigational, and agricultural. They did not develop in a river valley like many others did. | 20 | |
| 4362399353 | Ziggurat | A Ziggurat is a pyramid-like temple, used to worship gods by the Sumerians. | 21 | |
| 4362399355 | Shang Dynasty | The Shang Dynasty was the second dynasty in ancient China. | 22 | |
| 4362399356 | Zhou Dynasty | The Zhou Dynasty ousted the Shang Dynasty and invented the Mandate of Heaven, a justification of ruling power saying that Heaven would grant the leader power as long as they were just. | 23 |
