AP world history Flashcards

12437941	neolithic	latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle east (but later elsewhere)
12437942	innovation	change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative
12437943	diffusion	the act of dispersing or diffusing something
12437944	ziggurat	a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
12437945	bas relief	type of art; three dimensional
12437946	pictogram	A picture representing a word or idea
12437947	cuneiform	an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
12437948	ideogram	symbol that stands for a concept rather than a word
12437949	Gilgamesh	a legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories
12437950	Code of Hammurabi	the first written code, developed in Babylonia about 2000 BC.
12437951	hieroglyphs	characters ina writing system based on use of pictograms or ideograms
12437952	pharaoh	the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
12437953	pyramids	"houses of eternity", faced west, personal belongings stored inside
12437954	Sumerians	People who dominated Southern Mesopotamia through the end of the 3rd Millennium BCE. Responsible for the creation of irrigation technology, cunieform, and religious conceptions.
12437955	civilization	a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
12437956	Daoism	religio-philosophical system of Ancient China, which emerged in the 6th century B.C.E, rejected Confucianism
12437957	Zhou	1122 B.C.E - 221 B.C.E, one of the longest lasting dynasties,