7540947996 | polygamy | the practice of having more than one wife or husband | 0 | |
7540980408 | paleolithic | relating to the early phase of the stone age | 1 | |
7541001531 | prehistoric | relating to the period before written records | 2 | |
7541016470 | nomadic | living the life of a nomad | 3 | |
7541034984 | neolithic | relating to the later phase of the stone age | 4 | |
7541067979 | bands | thin loops of material put around something | 5 | |
7541090962 | hunter-gatherer | a society in which most or all food is from wild plants and animals | 6 | |
7541141163 | civilization | term that refers to complex society | 7 | |
7541273868 | culture | a tradition the study of humans | 8 | |
7541287079 | agrarian revolution | a term that refers to the changeover from food gathering to production 8000 BCE -2000 BCE | 9 | |
7541340867 | patriarchal | relating to or characteristics of a patriot | 10 | |
7541370040 | matriarchal | relating to or denoting a form of social organization in which a woman is the head | 11 | |
7541377859 | matrilineal | of or based on kinship with the mother or the female line | 12 | |
7541390623 | matrilocal | of or denoting a custom in marriage whereby the husband goes to live with the wife's community | 13 | |
7541411788 | pastoralism | is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock | 14 | |
7541422394 | egalitarian | relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities | 15 | |
7541431706 | brideprice | a sum of money or quantity of goods given to a bride's family by that of the groom, especially in tribal societies | 16 | |
7541433980 | courtesan | a prostitute | 17 | |
7541458403 | dowry | property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage | 18 | |
7541462847 | gender | the state of being male or female | 19 | |
7541475468 | concubine | a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives | 20 | |
7541487454 | eunuch | a man who has been castrated, especially (in the past) one employed to guard the women's living areas at an oriental court. | 21 | |
7541497668 | foraging | search widely for food or provisions. | 22 |
Foster world history AP Vocabulary Flashcards
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