AP World Unit 1 Flashcards

208846904	Loess	Yellow- brown soil or silt at the bottom of the Yellow River in China, as well as other places in the world.
208846905	Maize	Wild, multicolored corn; widely cultivated in America in many varieties
208846906	Mandate of Heaven	a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source
208846907	Matriarchal	Relating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family or tribe.
208846908	Mercenary	a person hired to fight for another country than their own.
208846909	Metallurgy	the science and technology of metals
208846910	Moksha	Hindu concept of the salvation of the soul.
208846911	Monotheism	The belief that there is only one God.
208846912	Neolithic	New Stone Age (10,000-4000 B.C.E.) which was marked by the discovery and mastery of agriculture.
208846913	Nomad	A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons to find food.
208846914	Obsidian	Shiny black volcanic rock, formed from rapid-cooling lava.
208846915	Oracle Bones	Chinese Shang Dynasty (1766-1122 B.C.E.) means of foretelling the future.
208846916	Paleolithic	Old Stone Age, a long period of human development based on hunting and gathering, before discovery of agriculture.
208846917	Pastoralism	A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter.
208846918	Patriarchal	Relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority.
208846919	Pharaohs	Egyptian kings that were considered to be gods on earth to their people.
208846920	Pictographs	Pictures that stand for words or ideas; picture writing.
208846921	Polytheism	Belief in multiple Gods.
208846922	Samsara	Hindu term for the concept of transmigration, that is, the soul passing into a new incarnation.
208846923	Sati	Indian practice of a widow throwing herself on the funeral pyre of her husband. Ouch.
208846924	Savannah	A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth.
208846925	Self-Sufficient	Able to supply one's own needs.
208846926	Varna	Hindu word for caste (Hindu high social status)
208846927	Vedas	"Wisdom," early collections of prayers and hymns that provide info about the Indo-European Aryans who migrated to India around 1500 B.C.E.
208846928	Veneration	respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person or god.
208846929	Zoroastrianism	Persian religion based on the teaching of the sixth-century-B.C.E. prophet Zarathustra; it's emphasis on the duality of good and evil and on the role of individuals in determining their own fate would influence later religions.