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Unit 1 (AP WORLD HISTORY) Flashcards

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8566631786Palaeoanthropologistthe study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains0
8566654107mytha traditional or legendary story1
8566658376Homo sapiensWise man; humankind2
8566693055evolutiona process of development3
8566701078ice ageA glacial epoch4
8566706886agricultural villagefarming village5
8566716442fertile crescentfertile land in Middle East6
8566723319NeolithicThe last phase of the Stone Age where animals are domesticated, pottery manufactured, and agriculture developed7
8566735959Mesopotapialocated in Middle East where the wheel, writing, and Hammurabi's Code was created8
8566752271draft animalsan animal used to pull heavy loads9
8566756456pack animalan animal used to carry heavy loads10
8566761382pastoralista land-holder raising animals on large scales11
8566777055Sargon of AkkadMesopotamian ruler whose empire extended to the Gulf of the Mediterranean12
8566785779Sumerancient region in southern Mesopotamia that consist of many city-states13
8566794630city-statea state that consist of a city14
8566801767Gilgamesha legendary Sumerian King that is the hero in an Epic15
8566809843ziggurata Sumerian temple16
8566814721Uran ancient Sumerian city17
8566819495pictogramsprehistoric symbols representing objects and stuff18
8566827025cuneiformBabylonian writing19
8566840440Code of Hammurabifirst organized law that had ideas like an eye for an eye20
8566843702Nile Rivera river in Egypt that floods yearly21
8566847285pharaohthe leader of Egypt who is believed to be 2/3 god22
8566853770mummificationthe process of preserving bodies that is used in Egypt23
8566859366pyramida burial site for pharaohs and people of Egypt that are triangular in shape24
8566871974Old Kingdomearlier ancient Egypt25
8566874609Middle Kingdommiddle of ancient Egypt26
8566878245New Kingdomlater years of ancient Egypt27
8566884485Hyksosnomadic people who ruled ancient Egypt28
8566894233Indus Valley civilizationancient civilization in Northwest India29
8566904873Harappaa site of successive cities of Indus Valley civilization30
8566918496Mohenjo-Darosite in Indus Valley where six successive ancient cities were built31
8566930084Aryansa member of descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European32
8566938002caste systema rigid Hindu system of social classes33
8566941728Xia Dynastyfirst dynasty in traditional Chinese history34
8566957746Shang Dynastydynasty after Xia that ruled in Yellow River Valley35
8566960643Zhou Dynastydynasty after Shang that ruled in Yellow River Valley36
8566968557Yellow Rivera river in China that yearly floods37
8566972321oracle bonesox scapula or turtle plastron which where used as paper in China38
8566989842sage kingsthree ideal rulers of China39
8567000063Mandate of Heavena political idea in China that those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source40
8567010499Olmeca Mesoamerican civilization along the Gulf of Mexico known for agriculture, dating systems, long-distant trade, and ceremonial centers41
8567035151Chavinan archaeological site42

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