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AP World History Vocab Unit 1 Flashcards

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7200609050Patriarchal/Matriarchal SocietyA social system in which one specific gender holds primary power, such as the Amazon warrior women.0
7200614015Specialization of LaborWhen a group of workers all work on one specific thing to have things built quicker and better, such as the Ford assembly line.1
7200615584UrbanizationMaking an area more urban2
7200616744Centralization of PowerOne main power controls all the smaller powers, which control smaller powers, all the way to the people. This way one group can effectively control many.3
7200621474PolytheismBelief in multiple gods, like the Greeks, the Romans, and the Norse.4
7200622800MonotheismBelief in a single god, such as God, Yahweh, or Allah.5
7200623775TorahThe holy text of Judaism.6
7200624856Vedas and UpanishadsHoly texts of the Hindu people.7
7200627482ZoroastrianismThe religion of the Persians. The Z in RITZ.8
7200629606ZigguratThe worship temples of the Mesopotamian people.9
7200631481PyramidsWhere the ancient Egyptian pharaohs were entombed.10
7200632657PaleolithicThe early stone age, when stone tools were used. No agriculture and no metals.11
7200635121NeolithicThe new stone age. Agriculture became a thing, as did pottery.12

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