9860794818 | egalitarian | relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. | 0 | |
9860800616 | patriarchy | a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it. | 1 | |
9860821495 | stratified | to arrange in a hierarchical order, especially according to graded status levels. | 2 | |
9860833039 | pastoral | (especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. | 3 | |
9860839093 | artisan | a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand. | 4 | |
9860849063 | textile | relating to fabric or weaving | 5 | |
9860856501 | civilization | the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced. | 6 | |
9860864059 | deity | a god or goddess | 7 | |
9860875311 | diffuse | spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people. | 8 | |
9860883251 | monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is only one God. | 9 | |
9860895924 | hierarchical | of the nature of a hierarchy; arranged in order of rank. | 10 | |
9860903564 | fertility | the ability to conceive children or young. | 11 | |
9860913866 | divine | of, from, or like God or a god. | 12 | |
9860924630 | metallurgy | the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties. | 13 | |
9860945202 | polytheism | the belief in or worship of more than one god. | 14 | |
9860953959 | flora | the plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period. | 15 | |
9860958446 | fauna | the animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period. | 16 | |
9860969758 | erosion | the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents. | 17 | |
9860996809 | specialization | the process of concentrating on and becoming expert in a particular subject or skill. | 18 | |
9861000501 | elite | a group of persons exercising the major share of authority or influence within a larger group | 19 | |
9861017222 | bureaucracy | government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials. excessive multiplication of, and concentration of power in, administrative bureaus or administrators. | 20 | |
9861044121 | constraint | limitation or restriction. | 21 | |
9861059182 | foundational | denoting an underlying basis or principle; fundamental. | 22 | |
9861065820 | illustrative | serving as an example or explanation. | 23 | |
9861070589 | urban | in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town. | 24 | |
9861123057 | monumental | great in importance, extent, or size. | 25 | |
9861129352 | raze | to tear down; demolish; level to the ground | 26 | |
9861155087 | accumulate | gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of. | 27 | |
9861161828 | mobilize | to marshal, bring together, prepare for action, especially of a vigorous nature: | 28 | |
9861186027 | surplus | an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed. | 29 | |
9861219378 | regional | relating to or characteristic of a region. | 30 | |
9861250474 | disseminate | spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely. | 31 | |
9861265117 | mode | a way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done. | 32 | |
9861277530 | kinship | a family, clan, or other group | 33 | |
9861281848 | elaborate | involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning. | 34 | |
9861294093 | hindrance | a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone. | 35 | |
9861387910 | hunter-forager/hunter-gatherer | is a human living in a society in which most or all food is obtained by foraging (collecting wild plants and pursuing wild animals), in contrast to agricultural societies, which rely mainly on domesticated species. | 36 | |
9861407545 | Paleolithic Period | Of or relating to the cultural period of the Stone Age beginning with the earliest chipped stone tools, about 2.4 million years ago, until the beginning of the Mesolithic Period, about 15,000 to 11,500 years ago in western Asia and southern Europe. noun. The Paleolithic Period. Also called Old Stone Age | 37 | |
9861454147 | Neolithic Revolution | was the first agricultural revolution. It was a gradual change from nomadic hunting and gathering communities and bands to agriculture and settlement. This period is described as a "revolution" because it changed the way of life for communities that made this change. | 38 | |
9861489942 | nomadic | living the life of a wanderer; wandering. | 39 | |
9861542149 | merchant | a person who buys and sells goods for profit; dealer; trader. | 40 | |
9861583232 | domesticate | to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to human uses. to tame (an animal), especially by breeding, to live as a pet or work animal. to adapt (a plant/crop) so as to be cultivated by and beneficial to human beings. | 41 | |
9861650272 | city-state | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. | 42 | |
9861658693 | state | a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. , provided by, or concerned with the civil government of a country. | 43 |
AP World History Vocabulary Unit 1 Flashcards
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