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AP Language Rhetorical Strategies Flashcards

7480361264	Anaphora	Repotition of the FIRST part of the sentense	0
7480361265	Antithesis	Two contrasting ideas being contrasted in a sentece	1
7480361266	Paradox	Statement that contradicts itself, ex: Don't go near the water unless you can swim.	2
7480361267	Apophasis	Passive agressive ex: You didn't study for the quiz, but come on now.	3
7480361268	Parallelism	Continuing an idea ex: I enjoy walking, running, and jogging.	4
7480361269	Epistrophe	Repitition of words of phrases at the END of the sentence	5
7480634173	Anadiplosis	Chain of phrases, Anger leads to hate, hate leads to, etc...	6

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AP World History Strayer Chapter 8 Vocabulary Flashcards

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7926398137	Sui Dynasty	A short dynasty between Han and Tang.	0
7926398138	Tang Dynasty	A dynasty often referred to as "China's Golden Age". (618 CE - 907 CE)	1
7926398139	Song Dynasty	(960 CE - 1279 CE) Started by Tai Zu.	2
7926398140	Hangzhou	Capital of later Song Dynasty.	3
7926398141	Economic Revolution	Rapid population growth, economic speculation, increase in industrial production and innovations (Song dynasty).	4
7926398142	Foot Binding	Practice in Chinese society to mutilate women's feet to make them smaller.	5
7926398143	Tribute System	Chinese method of dealing with foreign lands and people that assumed subordination of all non-chinese authorities. They required all foreigners wanting access to China to pay tribute.	6
7926398144	Khitan/Jurchen People	Nomadic people who established a state that included parts of Northern China.	7
7926398145	Silla Dynasty (Korea)	First ruling dynasty to bring a measure of political unity to Korean Peninsula.	8
7926398146	Hangul	Phonetic alphabet in Korea (14th century).	9
7926398147	Shotoku Taishi	Japanese statesman who launched the drive to make Japan into centralized bureaucratic state modeled on China.	10
7926398148	Bushido	"Way of the Warrior".	11
7926398149	Chinese Buddhism	Entered China through cultural accommodations.	12
7926398150	Emperor Wendi	Sui Emperor who patronized Buddhism.	13
7926398151	Chu nom	The writing system of Vietnam	14
7926398152	Izumi Shikibu	Japanese poet who had an affair with the two sons of the emperor	15
7926398153	Xiongnu	A confederation of nomadic peoples living beyond the northwest frontier of ancient China. HAN Dynasty	16
7926422271	Gunpowder	An invention in the Tang and Song dynasty that changed history.	17

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AP World History, Chapter 22 Flashcards

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9007797778	Miguel Lopez de Legazpi	Conquested the Philippines	0
9007806368	Mindanao	Where a large Muslim community resisted Spanish expansion	1
9007823090	Manila	multicultural port city for silk	2
9007825888	Spanish Policy	revolved around Christianity and trade in the Phillipines	3
9007850733	Conquest of Java	policy founded by Jan Pieterzoon Coen	4
9007853776	Dutch mariners	Did not focus on spreading Christianity; concentrated on spice trade	5
9007906820	Monopoly profits from the spice trade	Not only enriched the VOC but also made the Netherlands the most prosperous land in Europe throughout most of the 17th century	6
9007913773	VOC	Dutch/Indian compnany	7
9007931474	European people	Built maritime empires	8
9007935348	Russians	Layed the foundations for a vast land Russian interior	9
9007977461	Frozen tundras and dense forests of Siberia	Posed formidable challenges	10
9008001626	Mariners competed for...	trade in Asia and the Americas	11
9008049495	Seven Years War	It involved every European great power of the time and spanned five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War.	12
9015815414	Who won the Seven Years War	Britain	13
9015839283	Commercial exchange flourished what?	The wake of the voyages of exploration as European merchants traveled to ports throughout the world in search of trade	14
9015928014	The infectious/contagious disease hat killed most in the 16th century	Smallpox	15
9016017818	The Colombian's exchange in food resulted in	Increase in human population	16
9016060333	Grew well in North America	Wheat	17
9016075155	Became popular in China because it grew in eco-niches unsuitable for rice and millet production	Maize	18
9016171486	Manila Galleons	Early workings of global economy in the Pacific Ocean basin-Heavy armed ships	19
9016203810	Demand for what was high in China	Silver	20
9016409179	Vasco Da Gama	Planned to go to India by sailing around Africa through the India Ocean Expedition opened door to direct maritime trade between Europe and Asia	21
9016432258	Projection in European Trade brought	shift in global balance of power	22
9016521194	Magnetic compass and astrolabe	Important navigation equipment	23

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AP World History Chapter 20 Flashcards

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5877170863	Zheng He	Chinese Muslim admiral who commanded series of Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea trade expeditions under third Ming emperor, Yunglo, between 1405 and 1455.	0
5877190136	Castile	Along with Aragon, a regional kingdom of the Iberian peninsula; pressed reconquest of peninsula from Muslims; developed a vigorous military and religious agenda.	1
5877224909	Aragon	Along with Castile, a religious kingdom of the Iberian peninsula; pressed reconquest of peninsula from Muslims; developed a vigorous military and religious agenda.	2
5877232397	Vivaldis	Two Genoese brothers who attempted to find a Western route to the "Indies"; disappeared in 1291; precursors of thrust into southern Atlantic.	3
5877245852	Renaissance	Cultural and political movement in western Europe; began in Italy c. 1400 rested on urban vitality and expanded commerce; featured a literature and art with distinctly more secular priorities than those of middle ages.	4
5877263498	Henry the Navigator	Portuguese prince responsible for direction of series of expeditions along the African coast in the 15th century; marked beginning of western European expansion.	5

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AP World History Chapter 13 Flashcards

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8868698259	Distinguished empires of western europe from other empires	initiated by maritime expansion	0
8868698260	region experienced the least racial mixing and was least willing to recognize the offspring of interracial unions	british north america	1
8868698261	Reason that portugal, spain, france, and britain were the first to expand into the new world	these lands were on the atlantic coast and were closer to the americas	2
8868698262	Some native americans aided the spanish in their initial invasion of the new world bc	to gain an advantage against their own enemies	3
8868698263	The colonial economy of the spanish empire in former aztec and inca lands was	based on commercial agriculture and mining	4
8868698264	Many native americans in mesoamerica and peru respond to spanish missionaries efforts to convert them to catholicism	they blended their old customs into catholic practices	5
8868698265	Motivated europeans to venture across atlantic ocean	rivalries between competing european states	6
8868698266	Describes slavery in latin america	Large scale importation of new slaves contributed into the 19th century	7
8868698267	In contrast to the portuguese and spanish colonists in latin america, british colonists in north america	sought to escape rather than re create european traditions in the americas	8
8868698268	Contributed to higher literacy rates in the british colonies in north america than in the spanish and portuguese colonies in latin america	Protestantism, which was practiced by most british colonists, encouraged reading the bible for oneself	9
8868698269	Describes a feature of qing chinas policy toward its possessions in central asia	respect for the different cultures of the region	10
8868698270	Chinese and russian expansion into central asia affected the nomadic ppl inhabiting the steppe lands by	they no longer enjoyed political independence and economic prosperity	11
8868698271	The mughal ruler akbar favored policies that promoted	a cosmopolitan and hybrid indian persian turkic culture	12
8868698272	A result of the ottoman empires policy toward the christian population in southwestern europe	christian communities enjoyed considerable autonomy over their own affairs	13
8868698273	An outcome of the establishment of european empires in the america's	the emergence of an atlantic world connecting four continents	14
8868698274	Contributed to the great dying in america's	native americas lack of immunity to european and african diseases	15
8868698275	Intro of domesticated animals into the american made possible	Ranching economics	16
8868698276	Silver from the mines of mexico and peru affected international commerce by	enabling europeans to buy chinese tea, silk, and porcelain	17
8868698277	Example of the columbian exchange	Intro of corn and potatoes into the afro-eurasian diet	18
8868698278	Policy reflects mercantilist thinking	Accumulating precious metals	19
8868698279	Map 13.3. The addition of mongolia, xinjiang, and tibet to the chinese empire during the qing dynasty led to	creation of the court of colonial affairs	20
8868698280	Dominated the agricultural economy in british north america	small scale independent farmers working their own land	21
8868698281	Reason russian expanded beginning in 16th century	to secure its borders from attack	22
8868698282	Describes what happened to the native populations of the steppes and siberia as a consequence of russian imperial expansion	assimilation	23
8868698283	Empire did the process of expansion occurred at same time that a distinctive state was taking shape	the russian empire	24
8868698284	Policy contributed to the growth of hindu opposition to mughal rule by the late 17th century	reinstatement of the jizya	25
8868698285	Offered christian men a means of upward mobility within the ottoman empire	devshirme	26
8868698286	Conflict between the islamic and christian worlds, event in 15th century signaled the islamic world held the upper hand	the ottoman conquest of constrantinopoe	27
8868698287	Resulted from russia's westward expansion in 17th and 18th centuries	a program of westernization in russia	28
8868698288	Map 13.1 in the textbook shows the Americas in which century?	18th	29
8868698289	In self portrait by the chinese emperor . Statement explains why kangxi changed the penalty for hu chien ching imposed by the board of punishment	sometimes people have to be persuaded into morality by the example of an execution	30
8868698290	Mughal emperor jahangirs memoirs, he quotes his father akbar telling him that the class of whom we are speaking are usefully engaged, class of people discussed	hindus	31
8868698291	A description of ottoman empire found in a letter written by the diplomat for austrian empire busbecq	honors, high posts, and judgeships are the rewards of the great ability and good service	32
8868698292	Reflects how louis saw his role as king expressed in his memoirs	i would doubtless be capable of governing other empires just as the sun was capable of lighting up other worlds if they were exposed to its rays	33
8868698293	Ruler emphasized the use of spectacle and public display to convey the impression of the exalted role of the monarch	louis xiv	34
8868698294	13.1, the flame or tongue of fire in the sky was viewed by the aztecs as a sign of	death	35
8868698295	13.2, the portrayal of moctezuma and cortes seared on european style chairs suggest me that the 2 men met	as equals	36
8868698296	13.3 protrays aztec	as victims	37
8868698297	13.4, the native americas depicted in the larger box on the left hand side represent	the tlaxcala	38
8868698298	Notably absent in the depictions of the encounters between aztec and the spanish in visual sources	firearms	39

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Ap world history Flashcards

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7238026537	Hominids	Primates of a family	0
7238026909	Homosapiens	Humans to think	1
7238026910	Lucy	3.2 mil year old female remains	2
7238027117	Migration	Move one region to another	3
7238027466	Paleolithic society	Human group of hunter gathers	4
7238027467	Neolithic era	Development farmin and domestication	5
7238028266	Specialization of labor	A certain job in a assembly line	6
7238031674	Venus figurines	Statues of humans in stone	7

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AP World History chapter 3, 4 Flashcards

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7396326962	Terra Cotta Warriors		0
7396330818	Trung Trac and Trung Nhi		1
7396332850	Chinese painting depicting Buddha, Laozi, and Confucius		2
7396827587	Who is who in the Chinese painting depicting Buddha, Laozi, and Confucius	Buddha is the baby, Laozi is crouched over on the left, and Confucius is the tall old man on the right	3
7396395617	Vedas	the earliest known texts consisting of hymns poems and prayers that were the beginning of Hinduism, written in Sanskrit (the language of the elite)	4
7396479122	Brahmins	priests who performed rituals often for a fee who were responsible for compiling the Vedas	5
7396482238	Upanishads	second body of sacred texts by anonymous writers that came after many people became dissatisfied with the heavy fees of the Brahmins	6
7396504766	Atman	the idea of the individual soul	7
7396511479	Brahman	the world soul is the Brahman, atman made up the Brahman	8
7396517011	Samsara	rebirth or reincarnation	9
7396520102	Karma	your actions will be reflected in what you will come back as in reincarnation	10
7396526703	Law of Manu	the idea that there was a divinely ordained social order or gender system, women were never to be independent and were always subordinate to men	11
7396539051	Buddhism	founder is the Enlightened one, Buddha, he was original not seen as God like	12
7396541123	Daoism	founder is Laozi, education was not important, encouraged withdrawal into nature	13
7396543602	Legalism	harsh punishments, high rewards, Qin Shihuangdi	14
7396552903	Confucius	analex became the body of thought, after Confucius died, emphasis on education for moral betterment, heaven was male, earth was female, high importance on family life, and strict patriarch	15
7396557152	Hinduism	believed in samsara and karma, developed the caste system, believes in atman and brahman and the law of Manu, Vedas and Upanishads were the texts	16
7396561255	Zoroastrianism	believed in Angra manu and Ayuha mazda, believed in savior and judgement day	17
7396564411	Judaism	God was Yahweh, relationship was contractional, blessed if did good, punished if bad, strict loyalty	18
7396568204	Greek rationalism	asking questions to make a point or prove something, Socrates critical of Athens and supported Sparta, got him killed	19
7396580893	founder is the Enlightened One	Buddhism	20
7396588848	The founder was not original not seen as God like	Buddhism	21
7396591522	founder is Laozi	Daoism	22
7396601806	education was not important	daoism	23
7396606138	encouraged withdrawal into nature	Daoism	24
7396666318	Harsh punishments, high rewards	Legalism	25
7396670876	Used by Qin Shihuangdi	Legalism	26
7396677362	The Analex became the body of thought, after the founder died	Confucius	27
7396686028	emphasis on education for moral betterment	Confucius	28
7396690079	heaven was male, earth was female	Confucius	29
7396693883	high importance on family life	Confucius	30
7396696598	a strict patriarch	Confucius	31
7396700279	Believed in Samsara and karma	Hinduism	32
7396703632	developed the caste system	Hinduism	33
7396712027	believes in Atman and Brahman and the Law of Manu	Hinduism	34
7396717529	Vedas and Upanishads were the texts for it	Hinduism	35
7396722966	believed in Angra Manu and Ayuha Mazda	Zoroastrianism	36
7396730886	believed in a savior and judgement day	Zoroastrianism	37
7396733509	God was Yahweh	Judaism	38
7396740970	relationship was contractional	Judaism	39
7396746587	blessed if did good, punished if bad	Judaism	40
7396750879	required strict loyalty	Judaism	41
7396754977	asking questions to make a point	Greek rationalism	42
7396768411	Socrates was critical of Athens and supported Sparta, this got him killed	Greek rationalism	43

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AP World History: Common World History Vocabulary Flashcards

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10313139752	Absolutism	The acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters. Unlimited power. Modern-day ex. Saudi Arab	0
10313139753	Agriculture	Cultivation of land and breeding of animals and plants to provide food, fiber, medicinal plants and other products to sustain and enhance life. Farming. Modern-day ex. Everywhere in the world.	1
10313139754	Aristocracy	Highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices. Kings/Queens, Government officials. Modern-day ex. Hindu caste system Brahmins	2
10313140261	BCE	Before Common Era. Before Christ/Jesus. Modern-day ex. None	3
10313140262	CE	Common Era. After Christ/Jesus was born. Modern-day ex. None	4
10313140263	Bias	Disproportionate weight in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific. Modern-day ex. Politics	5
10313140941	Bureaucracy	A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. Non-elected officials. Modern-day ex. Department of Labor United States of American and U.S. Department of Homeland Security.	6
10313140942	Capitalism	An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. Trade. Modern-day ex. China	7
10313140943	Chiefdom	A form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, and in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or 'houses'. The political/class structure used in Misissippian societies. Modern-day ex. None	8
10313141748	City-State	A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. A city that governs itself and surrounding areas. Modern-day ex. Monaco, Monaco	9
10313141749	Civilization	The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced. Organized society. Modern-day ex. United States	10
10313141750	Classical Era	the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th or 6th century AD centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome. 500 BC-AD 600 Greek. Modern-day ex. None	11
10313141751	Codify	The process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code. Arrange and set down in writing. Modern-day ex. Code of laws.	12
10313142515	Colonization	The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. Imperialism. Modern-day ex. None	13
10313142516	Commercial	Relating to, or characteristic of commerce. engaged in commerce. prepared, done, or acting with sole or chief emphasis on profit, or success. Buying/Selling goods. Modern-day ex. Imports/Exports	14
10313143150	Contemporary Era	(1950-present) post World War II, scrutinized moral and political dilemmas that society offers. Era were living in. Modern-day ex. Era were in.	15
10313143151	Contextualization	Historical thinking skill that involves the ability to connect historical events and processes to specific circumstances of time and place as well as broader regional, national, or global processes. Elaborating. Modern-day ex. None	16
10313143655	Corroboration	Evidence that confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding. Confirmation. Modern-day ex. Evidence	17
10313143656	Demography	The study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations. Study of human population. Modern-day ex. How many people are born/die each day.	18
10313143657	Dynasty	A line of hereditary rulers of a country. Ruling family. Modern-day ex. Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty.	19
10313144298	Early Modern Era	Early modern European history is usually seen to span from the start of the 15th century, through the Age of Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries, until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century. 1500-1800. Modern-day ex. None	20
10313144299	Empire	A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler. A country with many territories around the world. Modern-day ex. United States.	21
10313144300	Ethnocentrism	Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group. Believe that your better than the rest. Modern-day ex. Politics in the United State	22
10313144673	Epidemic	A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. In a certain area (NOT WORLD WIDE). Modern-day ex. Diseases in certain parts of the world.	23
10313144674	Forager	People who support themselves by hunting wild animals and gathering wild edible plants and insects. Wander in search of food/water. Modern-day ex. People living in Alaska	24
10313144675	Globalization	The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. Growth to a global or worldwide scale. Modern-day ex. McDonald's	25
10313145142	Hierarchy	A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. A group organized by rank. Modern-day ex. Caste system.	26
10313145143	Imperialism	A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Expand territory for resources. Modern-day ex. Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran.	27
10313145902	Indentured Servant	A person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay but in exchange for free passage to a new country. Work for free for passage way to America. Modern-day ex. None	28
10313146481	Interregional	Relating to or occurring between different regions. Occur regionally not locally. Modern-day ex. Trading	29
10313146482	Kingdom	A country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen. Territory controlled by a King or Queen. Modern-day ex. Swaziland, Saudi Arabia, and Brunei.	30
10313146483	Merchant	A person who buys and sells commodities for profit. Trades for profit. Modern-day ex. Pawn shops	31
10313146484	Modern Era	1600 - Present Day. Renaissance to present. Modern-day ex. 21st Century	32
10313147235	Monotheism	The doctrine or belief that there is only one God. Belief in one God. Modern-day ex. Christianity	33
10313147236	Nation	A large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. Large amount of people living together because of a common cause. Modern-day ex. United States	34
10313147237	Neolithic	Relating to or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed. Stone Age. Modern-day ex. None	35
10313147238	Nobility	The quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank. High/Upper Class. Modern-day ex. England	36
10313147239	Nomad	A member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock. Hunters. Modern-day ex. People who live in Alaska	37
10313148084	Pandemic	Disease prevalent over a whole country or the world. Whole world effected. Modern-day ex. HIV/AIDS	38
10313148085	Papacy	The office or authority of the Pope. Pope is leader. Modern-day ex. Pope Francis	39
10313148086	Pastoral	Farms used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. Ranch. Modern-day ex. Ranch's in the US	40
10313149092	Patiarchal	Relating to or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men. Men have primary power. Modern-day ex. Iran	41
10313149093	Periodization	Process or study of categorizing the past into discrete, quantified named blocks of time in order to facilitate the study and analysis of history. Creating subjects based on similarity. Modern-day ex. Periodic table	42
10313149094	Polytheism	The belief in or worship of more than one god. More than one God. Modern-day ex. Buddhism	43
10313150098	Post-Classical Era	Crusades, Beginning of Renaissance. 600-1450. Modern-day ex. None	44
10313150099	Post-Modern Era	Broad movement that developed in the mid- to late-20th century across philosophy, the arts, architecture, and criticism and that marked a departure from modernism. 20th Century movement in the 21st century arts. Modern-day ex. 2000-2018	45
10313150100	Prehistoric	Relating to or denoting the period before written records. Before written records. Modern-day ex. Dinosaur fossils	46
10313150633	Revolution	A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. Overthrowing the government. Modern-day ex. American Revolution	47
10313150634	Rural	In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. Farmland/Far away from the city. Modern-day ex. Some places in Asia.	48
10313150635	Scribe	A person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented. Writes down information. Modern-day ex. Journalist	49
10313151561	Sedentary Agriculture	Practiced in one place by a settled farmer in which fields are not rotated. Not rotating crops. Modern-day ex. Wheat-sheep farming in Australia	50
10313151562	Serf	An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate. Work on the land in return for protection. Modern-day ex. None	51
10313151563	Slave	A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. People treated like property forced to work for their owner. Modern-day ex. None	52
10313151564	Socialism	A political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. Political and economic organizations are run by the government. Modern-day ex. India	53
10313152755	State (not the US states)	A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. Land under control of an organized society. Modern-day ex. Germany	54
10313152756	Stateless society	a society that is not governed by a state, or, especially in common American English, has no government. No set of laws. Modern-day ex. Kwakiutl	55
10313152757	Syncretism	The amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought. Modern-day ex. Gnosticism	56
10313152758	Synthesis	The combination of ideas to form a theory or system. Combined ideas. Modern-day ex. Synthesis	57
10313153301	Steppes	A large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia. Plains area. Modern-day ex. Steppes	58
10313160881	Urban	In, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town. Towns or cities. Modern-day ex. Davidson	59