5465085633 | Aristocracy | A form of government in which power is held by nobility. The highest class | 0 | |
5465085634 | Agriculture Revolution | Definition- The development of crops and animal raising as a source among human communities to supplement hunting and gathering | 1 | |
5465085635 | Barbarian | Definition- A member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations | 2 | |
5465085636 | Brahmins | Definition- A member of a social and cultural elite. In Hinduism they were teachers, priests and protectors. | 3 | |
5465085637 | Bureaucracy | Definition- A system of government in which most important decisions are made by state officials rather then by elected officials | 4 | |
5465085638 | Cities | A large and permanent settlement. | 5 | |
5465085639 | Civilizations | Definition- The most advanced stage of human social developement and organization | 6 | |
5465085640 | Complex Institutions | any sort of governing structure that controls the behavior of people around it | 7 | |
5465085641 | Currency | Definition- A system of money in general use | 8 | |
5465085642 | Deity | Definition- A god or goddess | 9 | |
5465085643 | Democracy | Definition- A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | 10 | |
5465085644 | Dharma | The principle of cosmic order or the teachings of Buddha. | 11 | |
5465085645 | Diffusion | Definition- The spreading or something more widely | 12 | |
5465085646 | Diversified Food Supplies | Definition- Large selection of foods | 13 | |
5465085647 | Domesticated Animals | Definition- Any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment | 14 | |
5465085648 | Dynastic Cycle | According to this theory, each dynasty rises to a political, cultural, and economic peak and then, because of moral corruption, declines, loses the Mandate of Heaven, and falls, only to be replaced. | 15 | |
5465085649 | Egalitarian | Definition- The belief that all people are created equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities | 16 | |
5465085650 | Ethical Codes | Definition- A system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct | 17 | |
5465085651 | Frontier | A border seperating two countries | 18 | |
5465085652 | Hunters | A person who persuses and kills for food | 19 | |
5465085653 | Ice Age | Definition- A global episode during a past geological period | 20 | |
5465085654 | Intensive Cultivation | Definition- An agricultural production system characterized by high inputs or labor | 21 | |
5465085655 | Irrigation System | Definition- An artificial application of water to the soil | 22 | |
5465085656 | Karma | Definition- The sum of a persons actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as their deciding fate | 23 | |
5465085657 | Mandate of Heaven | The blessing under which a ruler is allowed to rule. | 24 | |
5465085658 | Monogamy | Definition- The practice or state of being married to one person at a time | 25 | |
5465085659 | Pagan | Definition- A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world | 26 | |
5465085660 | Pastoralism | the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock | 27 | |
5465085661 | Patriarchy | Definition- A system of government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family | 28 | |
5465085662 | Polygamy | Definition- The practice of having more then one wife or husband | 29 | |
5465085663 | Record Keeping | Definition- The act of keeping detailed noted about activities and events | 30 | |
5465085664 | Secular | Definition- Denoting attitudes, activities or other things that have no religious basis | 31 | |
5465085665 | Sericulture | The production of raw silk | 32 | |
5465085666 | Settled Population | Definition- Populations of people who stayed in their location | 33 | |
5465085667 | Slavery | The practice or system of owning slaves. | 34 | |
5465085668 | Specialization of Labor | Definition- The learned skill of a specific job | 35 | |
5465085669 | Surplus | Definition- An amount of something left over when requirements have been met | 36 | |
5465085670 | Syncretism | The combining or uniting of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought | 37 | |
5465085671 | Textiles | Definition- The branch of industry involved in manufacturing of cloth | 38 | |
5465085672 | Theorcacy | Definition- A system of government in which preists rule in the name of god | 39 | |
5484454516 | Villages | A clustered human settlement or community, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. | 40 |
AP World History 8000 BCE-600 BCE Flashcards
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