7263320302 | Urbanization | the process of making an area more urban | 0 | |
7263321229 | Aristocracy | the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices | 1 | |
7263322393 | Sericulture | the production of silk and the rearing of silkworms for this purpose | 2 | |
7263323365 | Maritime | connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity | 3 | |
7263324191 | Stratified | arrange or classify | 4 | |
7263325712 | Mandate of Heaven | the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. They used this Mandate to justify their overthrow of the Shang, and their subsequent rule. | 5 | |
7263325713 | Irrigation | the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels | 6 | |
7263327281 | Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | 7 | |
7263328087 | Dynastic Cycle | rise to a political, cultural, and economic peak and then, because of moral corruption, declines, loses the Mandate of Heaven, and falls, only to be replaced by a new dynasty | 8 | |
7263328088 | Monarchy | a form of government with a monarch at the head | 9 | |
7263328956 | Accumulation | the acquisition or gradual gathering of something | 10 | |
7263328957 | Textiles | a type of cloth or woven fabric | 11 | |
7263330603 | Silted River | Silt is the fine bits of clay and sand that become sediment settling at the bottom of a river or lake. If there's a lot of silt flowing in a river, it looks murky. Silt is the super-fine dirt that you might see at the bottom of a lake or river | 12 | |
7263331648 | Trans Regional | across regions | 13 | |
7263331649 | Currency | a system of money in general use in a particular country | 14 | |
7263336599 | Desertification | the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. | 15 |
AP World History Set 3 Flashcards
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