AP World History Fall Final Review Flashcards

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258890674	Shifting Cultivation	A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another to keep from over-grazing	0
258890675	Pastoralism	A substinence pattern in which people make their living by tending large herds of animals	1
258890676	Courage Cultures	Cultures dominated by warlike males bound to each other by strong ties of personal loyalty; typical among pastoral nomads.	2
258890677	Ibn Khaldun's Theory	The theory that dynasties go through patterns of rise and fall.	3
258890678	Gilgamesh	Epic story of the king, Gilgamesh, who searched for immortality. This is a Sumerian legend and is believed to be the first story.	4
258890679	Illiad	Epic poem written by Homer that tells the story of the Trojan War	5
258890680	Odyssey	a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy	6
258890681	Analects	Collection of the ideas and teachings of Confucius gathered by his students	7
259521588	Aeneid	Epic poem by Virgil that told the story of a great Trojan hero, Aeneas	8
259521589	Bishops	Above the priests; headed the church in each city	9
259521590	Vedas	Hindu sacred texts	10
259521591	Ayllus	Basic political unit of the Incas; a family unit	11
259521592	Yellow Turbans	Chinese Daoists who launched a revolt in China promising a Golden Age to be brought by divine magic	12
259521593	Sufis	A branch of Islam emphasizing a personal, mystical connection with God	13
259521594	Sahel	Extensive grassland belt at the southern edge of the Sahara	14
259521595	Griots	Storytellers of sub-Saharan Africa who carried on oral traditions and historians; advisors to kings in Mali empire	15
270710660	Ethnocentrism	The judgment of other ethnic groups based on one's own ethnic group.	16