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AP World History AMSCO 1 Flashcards

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7214500546Neolithic AgeThe Stone Age between 10,000 and 6,000 years ago; period in which adaption of sedentary agriculture occurred.0
7214510060ClanMultiple kinship groups that travel together; typical of Paleolithic Age peoples.1
7214517118DomesticationThe taming of wild plants and animals for the purpose of being utilized by humans.2
7214520485Bronze AgeThe period in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze; began around 6,000 years ago and signaled the end of the stone age.3
7214525630Paleolithic AgeThe Old Stone Age ending around 10,000 years ago;4
7214537471Specialization of LaborThe process of allowing people to focus on diverse social roles or tasks due to the growth of agriculture and surplus of food.5
7214536125JerichoOne of mankind's first cities; built on the west bank of the Jordan River dates from 9000 BCE.6
7214534522Homo Sapiens SapiensModern humans7
7214535352PatriarchalSocieties dominated by men8
7214531426TribesLarge groups formed for the purpose of group hunting or mutual defense from enemies9
7214531010Neolithic RevolutionSuccession of technological innovations and changes in human organization that led to the development of agriculture, 8500-3500 BCE.10
7214529864Hunter-foragersGroups of people that migrate from place to place, constantly searching for sources of food; typical for Paleolithic Age peoples.11
7214532678PastoralismThe keeping of large herds of animals and leading them from one area to another in order to graze12
7214527744Catal HuyukEarly urban site,located in modern southern Turkey; larger in population than Jericho; dates from 7500 BCE.13

AP World History Strayer Chapter 1 Flashcards

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4797461537Venus FigurinesPaleolithic carvings of the female form, often with exaggerated breasts, buttocks, hips, and stomachs, which may have had religious significance0
4797461538DreamtimeA complex worldview of Australia's Aboriginal peopel that held that current humans live in an echo of ancestral happenings1
4797461539Clovis CultureThe earliest widespread and distinctive culture of North America; named from the Clovis point, a particular kind of projectile point2
4797461540Megafaunal ExtinctionThe dying-out of a number of large animal species, including the mammoth and several species of horses and camels; occured around 11,000-10,000 years ago at the end of the Ice Age. The extinction may have been caused by excessive hunting or by the changing of climate of the era3
4797461541Austronesian MigrationsThe last phase of the great human migration that established a human presence in every habitable region of the earth. Austronesian-speaking people settled the Pacific island and Madagascar in a series of seaborne migrations that began around 3,500 years ago4
4797461542shamansIn many early societies, a person believed to have the ability to act as a leasion between living humans and supernatural forces, often by means of trances induced by psychoactive drugs5
4797461543trance danceIn San culture, a nightlong ritual held to activate a human being's innter spiritual potency [n/um] to counteract the evil influences of gods and ancestors. The practice was apparently common to the Khoisan people, of whom the Jo/'hoansi are a surviving remnant6
4797461544Paleolithic settling downThe process by which some Paleolithic peoples moved toward permanent settlement in the wake of the last Ice Age. Settlement was marked by increasing storage of food and accumulation of goods, as well as growing inequalities in society7
4797461545Gobekli Tepeoldest religious structure. made by hunter gathers. Indicates that religion came before organization of labor, settlement and agriculture8
4797461546Fertile CrescentA geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates9
4797461547Teosintea wild grass found in the highlands of Mexico, is the wild ancestor of maize10
4797461548DiffusionIs the process by which a characterictic spreads11
4797461549Bantu Migrations(1500BCE to 500CE) As the Bantu people migrated, they spread the Bantu family of languages and culture. The Bantu also spread the use of iron, which improved farming techniques and agricultural efficiency, the greater food supply sparked economic development and population growth. The changes instigated by the Bantu migration increased the vitality of sub-Saharan Africa.12
4797461550IshiThe last the Yali people found in northern California in 1951. He is a good example of how the growth of agricultural societies led to the collapse of gathering and hunting communities.13
4797461551"secondary products revolution"A term used to describe the series of technological changes that began c.a. 4000 B.C.E., as people began to develop new uses for their domesticated animals, exploiting a revolutionary new source of power. Examples: milk, transportation, wool, hunting help, glue, muscle power, eggs, blood, feathers, bones, ivory, manure/fertilizer, and hides/fur.14
4797461552Pastoral SocietiesBased on the domestication of animals and use their products as main source of food. Groups move where there is foods but they are more settlers than nomads. Independent and warlike.15
4797461553CatalhuyukGood example of agricultural village society. Social structure, buried dead, many people, well built houses, specialization.16
4797461554ChiefdomsA society that is led by a ruler of decent, but seldom used force to lead their people. They relied on generosity, charisma, and leadership to rule.17
4797461555"the original affluent society"term coined by the scholar Marshall Sahlins in 1972 to describe Paleolithic societies, which he regarded as affluent not because they had so much but because they wanted/needed so little18
4797461556BanpoAn archaeological site discovered in 1953 in China during the Neolithic Revolution19
4797461557Flores ManExtinct species that were very human-like.20
4797461558Stateless societiesa society that is without government21

Pre-AP World History Time Period 1 - #3 Flashcards

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5290940964Origins of manAfrica.0
5290940965Homo sapiens sapiensDirect ancestor of modern humans. Developed in East Africa between 200,000 and 100,000 years ago.1
5290940966Paleolithic2.5 million to - 10,000 years ago (8,000BCE) . Literally means "Old Stone". Although humans also made tools from bone, antlers, and wood. Culture: hunting, gathering (foraging), and nomadism. Perhaps the most remarkable feat was Paleolithic people's ability to migrate and adapt to a wide range of environments.2
5290940967Hunter- Forager SocietyAt center of society was the nuclear family which then expanded outward to include ties between related families. These larger groups were called a Kinship group and included between 20-40 people. The Kinship group expanded out further to include a larger group called a clan. Often clans could further group together in time of need to form a tribe. - Trade often further connected these groups too.3
5290940968PatriarchalCharacteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men.4
5290940969AnimismThe belief that the spirit world is connected intimately to all elements of nature, rivers, mountains, animals, etc.5
5290940970ShamanismReligious leaders who were believed to have special connection with spirit world and an ability to connect with ancestors and cure the sick.6
5290940971Bering Strait Land BridgeColder temperatures and lower ocean levels allowed for early humans to cross from Asia into Americas in larger numbers in search of food7
5290940972EgalitarianRelative equality within a human society. Typical of Paleolithic/Pre-civilized societies in which only small differences separated the poorest from wealthiest.8
5290940973DomesticationTaking an animal or plant and adapting it to human use.9
5290940974MesolithicLiterally "Middle Stone". Sort of transition between Paleolithic and Neolithic. (12,000 to 8000 B.C.E.). More sophisticated tools, and first animal domesticates10
5290940975Neolithic/Neolithic RevolutionLiterally "New Stone". Agriculture is the big game changer! Begins as early as 10,000 years ago (8000 BCE) in the Middle East - with agriculture humans begin moving toward what we call "civilization".11
5290940976Pastoralismraising of livestock on natural pastures. (early pastoralist people spread farming technology because of mobility)12
5290940977CivilizationAgriculture eventually led to societies with settled communities (more urban) . Characteristics: specialization of labor, towns and cities, government, organized religion, technological innovations, including writing.13
5290940978Code of HammurabiBabylonian King laid down the procedure for law courts and regulated property rights and duties of family members, setting harsh punishments for crimes. Standardizing a legal system was one of the features of early river valley civilizations14
5290940979CuneiformSumerian (Mesopotamian) writing. Perhaps the first writing system.15
5290940980ZigguratsTemples to gods in Mesopotamia16
5290940981First EmpireAkkadian Empire (Mesopotamia) c. 2260-2223 B.C.E17
5290940982Egyptian political + state-organizationUnlike Mesopotamian civilization, Egyptian civilization featured very durable and centralized institutions led by pharaohs who ruled over Egypt's vast Empire.18
5290940983Religious make-up of pre-civilized societiespolytheistic19
5290940984Egyptian writinghieroglyphics20
5290940985OlmecsOlmec civilization prospered in Pre-Classical (Formative) Mesoamerica from c. 1200 BCE to c. 400 BCE and is generally considered the forerunner of all subsequent Mesoamerican cultures such as the Maya and Aztecs.21
5290940986ChavinThe Chavin civilization flourished between 900 and 200 BCE in the northern and central Andes and was one the earliest pre-Inca cultures.22
5290940987Phoenician's key cultural contributionPhoenician's were a seafaring people from the Levant that eventually settled in North Africa. They developed a simplified alphabet that greatly influenced Greek and Latin culture23
5290940988Developed MonotheismHebrews worshipped 1 god. (remember this was exceptional at time - most people polytheistic)24
5290940989TheocracyA form of government in which a ruler has political and religious authority25

AP World History Themes Flashcards

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6820716121Theme 1: Interactions Between Humans and the Environment-demography & disease -migration -patterens of sertlement -technology0
6820716122Theme 2: Development and Interaction of Cultures-religions -beilief systems, idelologies, & philosophies -science & technology -the arts and agriculture1
6820716123Theme 3: State-building, expansion, & conflict-political structures & forms of governance -empires - nations & nationalism - revolts & revolutions - regional transreigional, & global structures & organizations2
6820716124Theme 4: Creation, Expansion & interaction systems-agricultural & pastoral production -trade & commerce -labor systems -industrialization -capitalism & socialism3
6820716125Theme 5: Development & transformation of social structures-gender roles & relations - family & kinship -racial & ethnic constructions -social & economic classes4
6820716126Period 1; Theme 1During Neolithic Revolution ( new stone age), early people began moving into cities(sumer). Food surpluses created now technologied wich allowed for greater specialization of labor among members of cities. Dense population led to easier sharing of ideas. Technology: pottery, plows,woven textiles, metallugy, & wheels.5
6820716127Period 1; Theme 1 -- metallurgyAdvances in metallurgy dueing the neolithic revolution revolutionized the creation of tools and weapons. Iron, copper, & bronze were all utalized for farming & warfare.6
6820716128Period 1;Theme 1 -- wheelswheels allowed materials and goods to be transported quickly across long distances. Also used for farming as plows and other machinery could be hooked up to horses.7
6820716129Mesopotamia ( Tigris & Euphrates River Valleys) P1T1This was the site of the first large scale civilizations(many new technologies). The first code of laws (Hamnurabis Code).. dense population lead ro tensions between people8
6820716130Egypt in Nile River Valley P1T1Civilization based around religion & Nile. Took regular(helpful) flooding of Nike ( symbol of gods good will towards them.9
6820716131Other Period1- Theme 1 examples-Mohenjo-Caro & Harappa (Indus River Valley) - Olmecs (Mesoamerica) stoneheads - Shang (Yellow River/Huang He)10
6820716132Period 1, Theme 2 Examples-Vedic Religion (modern Hinduism) Zoroastrianism ( teaching of Zoroaster)11
6820716133Period 1: Theme 4 Examples-Egypt & Nubia -Mesopotamia & Indus River Valley12
6820716134Period 1, Theme 3-iron weapons were more durable -Cuneiform (sumer) forst written language & allowed keeping of deatailed records -hieroglyphics(Egypt) used religiously -Quipu was a system of utilizing knots13
6820716135Period 2 Theme 3Religious and cultural systems were transformed as states and emipres increased in size. Religious and belief systems provided an ethical code to live by. Religious & pokitical autority often merged as rulers ( used religion to justify their rule14
6820716136Period 2, Theme 3Assyrian, Babylonian, & Roman empires conquered various jewish states at different point of time. this contributed to the growth of Jewish diasporic communities (Mediterranean & Middle East)15
6820716137Period 2, Theme 5Core beliefs of Vedic religions (hinduism) contributed to the development of the social and political roles of a caste system & reincarnation.16
6820716138Period 2, Theme 2 Examples Religion-Buddha (Enlightment, South Asia- India) -Confucianism (china) -Daoism ( china) -Christianity (Afro-Eurasia-Constantine) -GrecoRoman philosophy &science.. LOGIC17
6820716139period 2, Theme 3 Example-Persian empire untied through a network of roads -Qin & Han trade & culture grew "golden age"18
6820716140Period 2, Theme 4 Examples-Silk Road ( East & west brought goods, culture & ideas) -TransSaharan caravan routes (North& South Africa) -corvée( labor system-- governmment (powerful official subjugates a weaker one (19
6820716141Period 2, Theme 2 Examples Technology-lateen sail (Roman) made ships more maneuverable -dhow ships ( Arabs --indian ocean) transport supplies20
6820716142Period 3, Theme 3Rise of the mongol Empire(asia). Europeans began to be influenced by philosophy, science & math21
6820716143Period 3--Empires-Caliphates (islamic empire.. controlled much of North Africa & middle East) - Mongols (almost all of asia.. excellent horsemen*advantage.. large increase of trade)22
6820716144Period 3, Theme 1-Invasions (vikings &Mongols) -Disease ( plauge Europe -Little Ice Age ( period of extremely cold winters)23
6820716145Period 3, Theme 4-indentured servitude -serfdom (japan) -taxes -Swahili city states (east Africa created due to trade - dominated by Europe) - India & Egypt dominated silk/cotton textiles until industrialization -spices (india/China --》Europe -paper money ( allowed trade to grow24
6820716146Hanseatic League (period 3) theme4organization composed of trading cities (northern Europe) to protect commercial interests of merchants25
6820716147Explorers ( Period 3)-Ibn Battuta (muslim) -Marco Polo traveled mongol empire -Xuanzang (buddist monk)26
6820716148Food(period 3)-bananas(Africa)--vital food.. supplied oils, nutirents -rice (East Asia) -- increased Chinas agricultural efficiency &population growth -sugar/citrus (Dar al-Islam) -- muslims spread crops &changed agricultural landscape of Middle East27
6820716149new Agricultural technique (period 3)-Waru Waru (andean) small pages of land with irrigation run through .. prevented soil erosion -improved terracing --asked crop fields to be built on hills reduced soil erosion -Chinampa field system (Mesoamerica) small rectangles of land to cultivate cross28
6820716150Period 4, Theme 3 Empires-Ottomans (islamic) built on trade & military force b/w east & west -Russia--agricultural society.. serf (later ended by Peter the Great)29
6820716151Period 4, Theme 3 Maritime Empires-Portuguese (1st to circumvent Africa) -Dutch( used powerful ships & joint stock companies to establish colonies & embark expeditions--Indonesia30
6820716152Period 4, Theme 2-Astrolabe navagational device used ro determine time & location using sun & stars31
6820716153Period 4, Theme 4 Colombian Exchange-potatoes ( to Europe.. booted population) -Maize(corn ) beought to New World -- Americas -sugar (South Americ) triangular trade spread to North America) - tabacco (new word ) to Eurasia32
6820716154Period 4, Theme 2 RenaissanceArtists used exciting new paints & materials to create realistic paintings -Michelangelo -Brunelleshi -Leonardo da Vinci (mona lisa) Donatello - shakspere (literature for entertainment)33
6820716155Period 4, Theme 4-indentured servitude(person works as unpaid servant until a debt is fulled (Americas) -Encomienda system (spanish colonies brutal & unfair -Mita (Inca) used by spanish to control indigenous people34
6820716156Period 4, Theme 5-mestizo( mixed heritage.. middle of spains hierachies) -mulatto ( one white & black parent)35
6820716157Thirty Years War ( period 4)a conflict between Catholic & Protestant (Martin Luther)36
6820716158Period 5, Theme 3-Europes location on the Atlantic Ocean allowed easy access to its colonies - distribution of coal, iron, timber.. abundant in Europe.. coal fueled Industrial Revolution **would not be one w/o coal37
6820716159Period 5, Theme 4 Industrial Revolution-Europe demographic (population grew& middle class.. factory jobs) - urbanization.. changed files of women & children -rivers & canals( easier transportation of goods ( Suez& Panama) -railroads ( mobilize cheaper trans-siberian railroad -telegraphs -steamships38
6820716160Period 5, Theme 3-Declaration of Independence (America) -French Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen -Simon Bolivar's Jamaica(Latin America independence movements) -American Revolution -French revolution -Haitian Revolution (1st successful slace revolt)39
6820716161Period 5 , Theme 4Chinese & Indian indentured servants & worked long enough to pay off debts40
6820716162Period 5, Theme 4 Stock MarketsInternationally connected & tie financial world together41
6820716163Rebellions Period 4-5, Theme 3-indian revolt 1557--sepoys (India) against British rulers ( didnt gain independence for almost a century -Boxer rebellion-- national movement (china) .. lead to reforms across china -Ghost Dance (native American religion.. centered around ending american expansion - Xhosa Cattle killing Movement (south Africa) destoyed food & livestock to plrase gods.. &push british from region42
6820716164Woman Nationalism Period 5, Theme 5- Mary Wollstonecraft ( Vindiction of the roghts of Woman) struggle for woman sufferage & equality -Olympe de Gouges(Declaration of the rights of Women & Female citizen)challenged inequality of women **both genders43

AP World History Chapter 9 Flashcards

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5210791458The trade between the Arabs and the Sasanid Empire was beneficial because they suppliedcamels0
5210799697The Sasanid Empire was centered in what present-day area?iran1
5210803059The Sansanid and Byzantine empires avoided political fragmentation such as occurred in Medieval Europe because theycentral control, aristocracy, arts, integrating frontier people as mercenaries or caravaneers2
5210806781The establishment of Zoroastrianism and Christianity as official faiths in the Byzantine and Sasanid empires set what precedent?the subsequent rise of Islam as the focus of a political empire3
5210809196Religious conflicts in the Byzantine Empire resulted in treatment of Nestorian Christians asheretics for overemphasizing the humaneness of christ4
5210811497Manichaeism is a faith derived from Zoroastrianism and is founded on the idea that there isstruggle between good and evil5
5210814544Although the Arabs retained their religious independence, Arab contacts with religious conflicts in the region led to what?knowledge of christianity penetrating deeper into arab peninsula6
5210819404The Sasanids saw Arabs asmonkeys on the backs of camels7
5210819405How did the Arabs become familiar with the lifeways of the Sasanids and Byzantines?caravan trade8
5210823694Why is Mecca an important city?Muhammad was born in it, pilgrimage state9
5210829117What does Muslim mean?submissions10
5210830866What does Islam mean?word of god11
5210830886Muhammad's teachings seem to be in agreement withjudaism and christianity12
5210834089After Meccan leaders felt threatened by his popularity, Muhammad fled Mecca; his flight known as thethe hijra13
5210834090What is a community accepting Islam and believing that Muhammad was the "Messenger of God" called?umma14
5210836969What did the Muslim community do after Muhammad's death?determined abu bakr should succeed him15
5210845294. Disagreements in the umma arose over what?Sunnis16
5210850237What was the dispute that caused the Muslims to fight in the Battle of the Camel?Muhammad close friends challenged ali about becoming the caliph17
5210852345What are the Muslims called who believe the first three caliphs were properly selected?sunnis18
5210854498Under the leadership of the caliphs, an enormous expansion was completed, including what territories?Syria, Egypt, Spain, ect19
5210856933What is the false assumption regarding Muslim rule over foreign lands?forced conversion on population20
5210861997. What was the cause of the decline of the Umayyad Empire?growing unrest from many quarters, Muslims politics demanding power21
5210864180Why is the Abbasid rule considered a "golden age"?a mass multilingual, multi ethnic society of Muslims. art and science, expansion of ideas22
5210865993Why did the Abbasid power decline, even though conversions to Islam were at their peak?too big to control23
5210868001The caliphs acquired a standing army of Turkish mercenaries. What were they called?mamiuks24
5210869726In 945, the Abbasid Caliphate fell under the influence ofmountain warriors, northern Iran25
5210871678The increase in non-Arabic literature in the Islamic world was a reflection what?Iran distinguishing from Arab world26
5210873963Umayyad Spain developed a distinctive Islamic culture because of what?cultural blending of roman, Germanic, and Jewish traditions with those of Arabs and Berbers27
5210876744What was the impact of Islamic rule in Spain?create new architectural and literary styles, introduced new crops, notably citrus fruits and irrigation tech28
5210879173Under Islamic leadership, the Jewish people of Spain contributed what to the cultural growth of Spain?cultural growth of some of the greatest writers29
5210880998Who were the ulama?religious scholars30
5210883740Who were among the nomads that posed military threats to the Islamic Caliphate?Seljuk Turks31
5210885684Who were the foreign threats to the Islamic Caliphate?christian crusades, mongols32
5210888942The foundation of Islamic civilization is the Shari'a. What is Shari'a?law of Islam33
5210890935The great vision of the shari'a is an umma with commoncommon moral values, minimizing ethnic and political division34
5210892877The conversion to Islam was primarily a result of whatthe gradual communication of knowledge about the new ruler's religion (Islam)35
5210895772While the doctrines of Sufism varied, what was the common denominator?the quest for a a sense of union with god through ritual and training36

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