7231450293 | Periodization (BCE&CE, BC&AD) | BCE: before common era CE: common era BC: before Christ AD: anno domini | 0 | |
7231450294 | Paleolithic | relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used. | 1 | |
7231450295 | Neolithic | relating to or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed. | 2 | |
7231450296 | metallurgy | study of metal | 3 | |
7231450298 | Neolithic Revolution | aka agricultural revolution; the beginning of farming | 4 | |
7231450300 | irrigation | the method in which water is supplied to plants at regular intervals for agriculture | 5 | |
7231450301 | Hammurabi's Code | a uniform code of law that deals with every aspect of life; written down in Babylon | 6 | |
7231450302 | cuneiform | a system of writing used in Sumer | 7 | |
7231450304 | polytheism | belief in many gods | 8 | |
7231450305 | semitic | indicates people who speak Hebrew, Arabic, or Aramaic | 9 | |
7231450306 | city-state | a city and its surrounding land which functions as its own independent country | 10 | |
7231450316 | pharaoh | Egyptian king who acted as a god | 11 | |
7231450318 | hieroglyphics | Egyptian system of writing | 12 | |
7231450325 | Shang dynasty | first to leave written records | 13 | |
7231450326 | Zhou dynasty | start of Mandate of Heaven and feudalism | 14 | |
7231450327 | Qin dynasty | used Legalist ideas to subdue the warring state; program of centralization | 15 | |
7231450329 | mandate of heaven | the right from God to rule | 16 | |
7231450335 | River Valley Civilizations | Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, and China | 17 |
AP World History (Summer) Partial Flashcards
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