7539258960 | Prehistoric | Human patterns before the invention of writing. | 0 | |
7539262180 | Paleolithic | Old Stone Age, 14,000 yrs. ago, Homo-erectus to Homo Sapiens Sapiens. | 1 | |
7539262181 | Neolithic | New Stone Age, invention of Agriculture which began in the Middle East | 2 | |
7539265500 | Nomadic | Cattle and sheep-herding societies. | 3 | |
7539265501 | Bands | A group of persons. | 4 | |
7539265502 | Hunter-gatherer | A member of a group who subsist by hunting, fishing and foraging | 5 | |
7539268638 | Culture | Behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social or ethnic group | 6 | |
7539268135 | Civilization | An advanced state of human societies. | 7 | |
7539272330 | Agrarian Revolution | .Transformation of agriculture (when it began). | 8 | |
7539275946 | Patriarchal | A group or society controlled by the head or eldest male | 9 | |
7539275947 | Matriarchal | A group or society controlled by the head or eldest female. | 10 | |
7539279916 | Matrilineal | Family descent and inheritance traced through the female line. | 11 | |
7539284156 | Matrilocal | A culture in which young men upon marriage go to live with his wife's family. | 12 | |
7539286793 | Pastorialism | A nomadic agricultural lifestyle based on herding domesticated animals. | 13 | |
7539289324 | Egalitarian | Equality of all people, especially in political, economic or social life. | 14 | |
7539289325 | Brideprice | Gifts or money the groom gives to the bride's family. (bridewealth) | 15 | |
7539291983 | Courtesan | Prostitute with an upper class clientele. | 16 | |
7539291984 | Dowry | Property a woman brings to her husband in a marriage or a gift of money or property by a man to or for his bride. | 17 | |
7539294505 | Gender | Sex of a person. | 18 | |
7539294506 | Polygamy | Having more than one spouse or mate at one time. | 19 | |
7539294507 | Concubine | A woman who lives with a man who has legally recognized position in his household as less than a wife. | 20 | |
7539296711 | Eunuch | A castrated male placed in charge of a harem or employed as a court official. | 21 | |
7539299294 | Foraging | Acquisition of food by hunting, fishing or gathering of plant matter. | 22 |
AP World History Vocabulary Flashcards
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