Ap Wrld Hst. Vocab 1 Flashcards

127454866	Agricultural Revolution	The transition from foraging to the cultivation of food occurring about 8000-2000 B.C.E; also known as the Neolithic Revolution
127454867	Artifact	An object made by human hands
127454868	Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)	King of Macedon (336-323), the son of Philip II. He was a pupil of Aristotle. After his succession he invaded Persia, liberating the Greek cities in Asia Minor, and then defeating the Persians in Egypt, Syria, and Mesopotamia. While in Egypt he founded Alexandria (332 BC), his first and best-known city
127454869	Aristocracy	by a privileged hereditary class or nobility
127454870	Aristotle	Greek philosopher and scientist. A pupil of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great, in 335 BC he founded a school and library (the Lyceum) outside Athens. His surviving written works constitute a vast system of analysis, including logic, physical science, zoology, psychology, metaphysics, ethics, politics, and rhetoric. He established the inductive method of reasoning and proposed a system for the classification of plants and animals.
127454871	Artisan	A craftsman
127454872	Civilization	cultural group with advanced cities, complex institutions, skilled workers, advanced technology, and a system of recordkeeping
127454873	Climate	The pattern of temperature and precipitation over a period of time
127454874	Cultural Diffusion	The transmission of ideas and products from one culture to another
127454875	Cuneiform	A system of writing originating in Mesopotamia in which a wedge-shaped stylus was used to press symbols into clay tablets
127454876	Democracy	A political system in which the people rule
127454877	Dynasty	A series of rulers from the same family
127454878	Foraging	A term for hunting and gathering
127454879	Geocentric Theory	The belief held by many before the Scientific Revolution that the earth is the center of the universe
127454880	Hieroglyphics	A system of picture writing used in Egypt
127454881	Hellenistic Age	The era (c. 323-30 B.C.E) in which Greek culture blended with Persian and other Eastern influences spread throughout the former empire of Alexander the Great
127454882	Independent Invention	The development of innovation or technology independent of cultural diffusion
127454883	Indo-Europeans	A group pf semi-nomadic peoples who, around 2000 B.C.E., began to migrate from central Asia to India, Europe, and the Middle East
127454884	Jati	One of the many sub-castes in the Hindu caste system
127454885	Monsoon	A seasonal wind
127454886	Mandate of Heaven	The concept developed by the Zhou dynasty that the deity granted a dynasty the right to rule and took away that right if the dynasty did not rule wisely
127454887	Matrilineal	Referring to a social system in which descent and inheritance are traced through their mother
127454888	Mystery Religion	During the Hellenistic Age, religions that promised their faithful followers eternity in a state of bliss
127454889	Neolithic Age	Final stage of technological development or cultural evolution among prehistoric humans. It is characterized by the use of stone tools shaped by polishing or grinding, the domestication of plants or animals, the establishment of permanent villages, and the practice of such crafts as pottery and weaving.
127454890	Neolithic Revolution	The discovery of farming and the domestication of animals brought an end to the slow development of the hunting societies of the PALAEOLITHIC and MESOLITHIC periods and initiated a time of rapid change that soon produced metal-working, cities, states, and empires.
127454891	Oracle Bones	Animal bones or shells used by the Chinese priests to receive messages from the gods
127454892	Patriarchal	Pertaining to a social system in which the father is the head of the family
127454893	Pharaoh	An Egyptian monarch
127454894	Polytheism	The belief in many gods
127454895	Pax Romana	The Roman Peace; the period of prosperity and stability throughout the Roman Empire in the first two centuries C.E.
127454896	Paterfamilias	"father of the family" - the head of Roman family life; the oldest living male who looked after the family's business affairs and property and could perform religious rites on their behalf; he had absolute rule over his household and children. If they angered him, he had the legal right to disown his children, sell them into slavery or even kill them.
127454897	Steppe	A dry grassland
127454898	Slash and Burn Agriculture	A agricultural method in which farmers clear fields by cutting and burning trees, then use the ashes as fertilizer
127454899	Specialization of Labor	The division of labor that aids the development of skills in a particular type of work
127454900	Ziggurat	A multilayered pyramid constructed by Mesopotamians