AP World History Flashcards
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| 209633251 | Paleolithic | The period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. It predates the Neolithic period. | 1 | |
| 209633252 | Pastoralism | A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter. | 2 | |
| 209633253 | Patriarchal | Relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority | 3 | |
| 209633254 | Pharaoh | A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader | 4 | |
| 209633255 | Pictographs | Picture symbols that were the earlier forms of written communication, each representing an object such as a tree or animal. | 5 | |
| 209633256 | Polytheism | The belief in many gods | 6 | |
| 209633257 | Samsara | The endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth/reincarnation. | 7 | |
| 209633258 | Sati | A ritual that required a woman to throw herself on her late husband's funeral pyre or burn herself. This was done gladly and if a woman didn't comply with this she would be disgraced. | 8 | |
| 209633259 | Savannah | A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth | 9 | |
| 209633260 | Self-Sufficient | Able to supply one's own needs | 10 | |
| 209633261 | Varna | The four major social divisions in India's caste system: the Brahmin priest class, the Kshatriya warrior/administrator class, the Vaishya merchant/farmer class, and the Shudra laborer class (caste classes: priests, warrior class, farmer and merchant class, laborers and untouchables; birth determines occupation). | 11 | |
| 209633262 | Vedas | Ancient Sanskrit sacred texts in the Hindu religion, they are a set of four collections of hymns and religious ceremonies transmitted by memory through the centuries by Aryan priests. | 12 | |
| 209633263 | Veneration | A profound respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person. | 13 | |
| 209633264 | Zoroastrianism | Dual gods of equal power to form early monotheism; Persian; cosmic struggle over good and bad; those that do good go to heaven and bad go to hell; influenced Judaism and Christianity | 14 |