14672948615 | Sedentary agriculture | method of agriculture in which the same land is farmed every year; agriculture in the same place all the time | 0 | |
14672965545 | Pastoralism | branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock; domestication of animals | 1 | |
14672974534 | Specialization of labor | separation of tasks in any system so that participants may specialize | 2 | |
14672981294 | Social Stratification | a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy | 3 | |
14672984577 | Hunter/Gatherer | a member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild food | 4 | |
14673003638 | Monumental Architecture | architectural constructions of a greater-than-human scale, such as pyramids, temples, and tombs | 5 | |
14673006581 | Hammurabi's Code | law developed by King Hammurabi of Mesopotamia; specified crimes and punishments to help judges impose penalties | 6 | |
14672989948 | Neolithic revolution | The shift from hunting animals and gathering of food to keeping animals and the growing of food on a regular basis around 8,000 BC. | 7 | |
14673045514 | Ancient Egypt | Ancient civilization located primarily along the Nile River whose empire lasted 3,000 years | 8 | |
14673071453 | Sumerian Civilization | the first major Mesopotamian civilization; rose in southern Mesopotamia | 9 | |
14673074143 | Achaemenid Persian Empire | a large empire in southwest Asia that lasted for two centuries until it was conquered by Alexander the Great | 10 | |
14673076345 | Roman Empire | Existed from 27 BCE to about 400 CE and conquered the entire Mediterranean coast and most of Europe; ruled by an emperor and oversaw the rise and spread of Christianity. | 11 | |
14673080943 | Greek city-states | region controlled exclusively by Greek and usually having sovereignty | 12 | |
14673085447 | Alexander the Great | king of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia | 13 | |
14689110731 | Qin Dynasty | the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall | 14 | |
14689114088 | Han Dynasty | imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy | 15 | |
14689117244 | Mauryan Dynasty | unified much of the Asia subcontinent; large armies with thousands of chariots and elephant borne troops; developed a substantial bureaucracy with a postal service; | 16 | |
14689121867 | Gupta Dynasty | Indian Empire (320 CE-550 CE) known for re-establishing Hinduism and for achievements in math and science. | 17 | |
14689123387 | Hinduism | religion that is native to India, believes in reincarnation and the caste system | 18 | |
14689123388 | Zoroastrianism | religion that is native to Persia, is the first monotheistic religion, believes in dualism, and does not believe in slavery | 19 | |
14689127071 | Judaism | Jewish religion that is native to the mediterranean and is monotheistic, is the base for christianity | 20 | |
14689128335 | Buhhdism | Spread from South Asia to East Asia and was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, life is suffering, goal is to reach enlightenment | 21 | |
14689129276 | Confucianism | philosophy that is native to China, believes in education and civil service exams, filial piety (respect to elders), obedience | 22 | |
14689130397 | Christianity | a religion that is native to the mediterranean and is monotheistic that follows the teachings of Jesus Christ | 23 | |
14689132188 | Islam | religion that is native to SW Asia (Middle East) that follows Abraham and is monotheistic and follows the five pillars of faith | 24 | |
14689132189 | Siddhartha Gautama | Founder of Buddhism | 25 | |
14689134046 | Caste System | a social structure in india that determines if your are reincarnated (hinduism) and hierarchy | 26 | |
14689134047 | Jesus Christ | A teacher and prophet whose life and teachings form the basis of Christianity. Christians believe Jesus to be Son of God. | 27 |
AP World History Unit 0 Vocabulary Flashcards
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