AP World history Flashcards
Unit 1
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207344776 | Domestication | the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food | 0 | |
207344777 | Dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family | 1 | |
207344778 | Economic Specialization | individuals or groups of people who concentrate on one product or service | 2 | |
207344779 | Egalitarian | a person who believes in the equality of all people | 3 | |
207344780 | Erosion | The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another | 4 | |
207344781 | Foraging | the act of searching for food and provisions | 5 | |
207344782 | Hammurabi's Code | a set of laws put together by babylons most powerful king | 6 | |
207344783 | Hieroglyphics | Egyptian writing system | 7 | |
207344784 | Hittites | A people from central Anatolia who established an empire in Anatolia and Syria in the Late Bronze Age. With wealth from the trade in metals and military power based on chariot forces, the hittites vied with New Kingdom Egypt over Syria | 8 | |
207344785 | Indo-European | A family of languages consisting of most of the languages of Europe as well as those of Iran, the Indian subcontinent, and other parts of Asia | 9 | |
207344786 | Karma | In Hindu belief, all the actions that affect a person's fate in the next life | 10 | |
207344787 | Loess | a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind | 11 | |
207344788 | Maize | corn | 12 |