APWH- Notecard set#1 Flashcards
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| 225870431 | Agricultural Revolution | The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering | 0 | |
| 225870432 | Climate | the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time | 1 | |
| 225870433 | Diaspora | the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel | 2 | |
| 225870434 | Jati | (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India | 3 | |
| 225870435 | Monsoon | rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains | 4 | |
| 225870436 | Paleolithic Age | second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC | 5 | |
| 225870437 | Polytheism | belief in multiple Gods | 6 | |
| 225870438 | Steppe | extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) | 7 | |
| 225870439 | Untouchables | LOWEST LEVEL OF INDIAN SOCIETY; not considered a real part of the caste system; often given degrading jobs; their life was extremely difficult | 8 | |
| 225870440 | Ziggurat | a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians | 9 |