Vocabulary from A.P. World History's first Unit.
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| 918549484 | agriculture | the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance or economic gain | |
| 918549485 | band | an extended group that generally lived together (company of persons) | |
| 919322325 | civilization | a society in an advanced state of social development (i.e., with complex cities, legal, political and religious organizations) | |
| 919322326 | clan | a group of people of common descent; family | |
| 919322327 | commerce | an interchange of goods or commodities on a large scale between different countries or within the country; trade; business | |
| 919322328 | cultivation | work on land in an effort to raise crops, harvesting for consumption; till | |
| 919322329 | culture | the behaviors, beliefs, artistic expressions, etc. characteristic of a Civilization or society | |
| 919322330 | diffusion | an art form, practice, belief, etc. traveling from a hearth and possibly being accepted throughout | |
| 919322331 | domesticate | to tame (an animal) as a pet or work animal, creating a dependency so that the animal loses its ability to live in the wild; to adapt (a plant) so as to be cultivated by and beneficial to human beings / verb | |
| 919322332 | history | the record of past events and times, especially in connection with the human race; a past notable for its important, unusual, or interesting events; world history | |
| 919322333 | irrigation | the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops (through canals, waterways, aquifers, etc.) | |
| 919322334 | matriarchy | a form of social organization in which the mother is head of the family, and in which descent is reckoned in the female line, the children belonging to the mother's clan; 'think women' | |
| 919322336 | migration | periodically from one region or climate to another, as certain birds, fishes, and animals (and humans throughout history) | |
| 919322338 | monotheism | belief in a single God | |
| 919322341 | Neolithic | characteristic of the last of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles; commonly thought to have begun c. 9000 - 8000 b.c. in the Middle East. | |
| 919322343 | nomad | (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently | |
| 919322345 | pastoral | relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle (e.g. pastoral peoples) | |
| 919322347 | Patriarchy | a form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe and the descent is reckoned in the male line, with the children belonging to the father's clan or tribe; 'think men' | |
| 919322349 | scribe | a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing | |
| 919322351 | sedentary | remaining in one place (settling) | |
| 919322353 | specialization | the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work | |
| 919322355 | stratification | the hierarchical or vertical division of society according to rank, caste, or class | |
| 919322356 | theocracy | government run by religious leaders (and/or a God being held as the supreme civil ruler) | |
| 919322359 | tribe | any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.; a division of aboriginal people | |
| 919322361 | polytheism | belief in multiple Gods |
