AP World vocab
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| 209686957 | Agarian | Relating to land, especially its ownership and cultivation | 0 | |
| 209686958 | Agriculturists | Expert pertaining to agriculture, farmer | 1 | |
| 209686959 | Archaeology | The study of ancient relics, fossils, and other artifacts left behind by ancient civilizations and/or animals | 2 | |
| 209686960 | Aryans | Indo-European speaking nomads who entered India from the Central Asian steppes between 1500 and 1000 BC and greatly affected Indian society. | 3 | |
| 209686961 | Asceticism | Austerity and self-denial, especially as a principled way of life | 4 | |
| 209686962 | Austronesian | Native or inhabitant of Austronesia | 5 | |
| 209686963 | Bureaucracy | Administrative system that divides work into specific categories carried out by nonelected officials | 6 | |
| 209686964 | Brahman | The highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category | 7 | |
| 209686965 | Brahmins | Hindu caste of priests | 8 | |
| 209686966 | Caste | Hindu system of organizing society into hereditary classes | 9 | |
| 209686967 | Cataracts | Series of river rapids and small waterfalls with moderate drop | 10 | |
| 209686968 | Civilization | society that has a high level of culture and social organization | 11 | |
| 209686969 | Cuneiform | Written language of Sumerians, probably first written script in the world | 12 | |
| 209686970 | Domestication | Accustom an animal to living with or near people, usually as a farm animal or working animal | 13 | |
| 209686971 | Dynasty | Succession of rulers from the same family | 14 | |
| 209686972 | Economic Specialization | Individuals or groups that concentrate on one product or service | 15 | |
| 209686973 | Egalitarian | Belief that all people are equal and should enjoy equal social, political, and economic rights and opportunities | 16 | |
| 209686974 | Erosion | Gradual destruction or reduction and weakening of an object | 17 | |
| 209686975 | Foraging | The search for food, supplies, and water | 18 | |
| 209686976 | Hammurabi's Code | Sophisticated law code associated with the Babyloninan King Hammurabi | 19 | |
| 209686977 | Hieroglyphics | Ancient Egyptian written language | 20 | |
| 209686978 | Hittites | Member of an ancient Anatolian people whose empire was based in Asia Minor | 21 | |
| 209686979 | Indo-European | Tribal groups from southern Russia who embarked on series of migration from India through western Europe | 22 | |
| 209686980 | Karma | Hindu concept that the total of good and bad in a person's life determines his or her status in the next life | 23 | |
| 209686981 | Loess | Fine-grained yellowish brown deposit of soil left by the wind, allowed for productive farming in China | 24 | |
| 209686982 | Maize | Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears | 25 | |
| 209686983 | Mandate of Heaven | Chinese belief that the emperors ruled through the mandate (approval) of heaven contingent on their ability to look after the welfare of the population | 26 | |
| 209686984 | Matriarchal | Woman who holds a position of dominance, authority, or respect | 27 | |
| 209686985 | Mercenary | Professional killer paid to fight for an army not of his or her country | 28 | |
| 209686986 | Metallurgy | The science and technology of metals | 29 | |
| 209686987 | Moksha | Hindu concept of salvation of the soul | 30 | |
| 209686988 | Monotheism | Belief in only ONE god, rare concept in the ancient world | 31 | |
| 209686989 | Neolithic | New Stone Age, marked by discovery and mastery of agriculture (10,000-4,000 BCE) | 32 | |
| 209686990 | Nomad | member of people that roam seasonally in search for food & water or pasture for their livestock | 33 | |
| 209686991 | Obsidian | Jet-black volcanic glass that was used by early civilizations for manufacturing tools and ceremonial objects | 34 | |
| 209686992 | Oracle Bones | Chinese Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BCE) means of foretelling the future | 35 | |
| 209686993 | Paleolithic | Old Stone Age, long period of human development before agriculture | 36 | |
| 209686994 | Pastoralism | Way of life that depends on raising livestock and living on its milk and meat | 37 | |
| 209686995 | Patriarchal | Man who is head of family or group | 38 | |
| 209686996 | Pharoh | Egyptian rulers considered to be gods on Earth | 39 | |
| 209686997 | Pictographs | Graphic symbol or picture representing a word or idea in some writing systems | 40 | |
| 209686998 | Polytheism | Belief in MANY god, common concept in the ancient world | 41 | |
| 209686999 | Samsara | Hindu term for the concept of transmigration (soul passing into a new incarnation) | 42 | |
| 209687000 | Sati | (Suttee)- Indian practice of a widow throwing herself on the funeral pyre of her husband | 43 | |
| 209687001 | Savannah | Flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region | 44 | |
| 209687002 | Self-Sufficient | Able to provide what is needed without having to borrow or buy from others | 45 | |
| 209687003 | Varna | Hindu word for caste | 46 | |
| 209687004 | Vedas | Early collections of prayers & hymns that provide information about Indo-European Aryans who migrated into India around 1500 BCE | 47 | |
| 209687005 | Veneration | To honor somebody or something as sacred or special | 48 | |
| 209687006 | Zoroastrianism | Persian religion based on the teaching of the sixth-century-BCE prophet Zarathustra; its emphasis on duality of good & evil and on role of individuals in determining their own fate would influence later religions | 49 |
