AP world history....chapter 1 quiz Flashcards

207196504	homo sapiens sapiens	the newest human breed that all humans are decended from	0
207196505	What is the Neolithic Age? When? Characteristics?	"New Stone Age." event that occured during this time ended the Old Stone Age. occured between 6000 and 4000 BCE. agriculture invented, cities created	1
207196506	Neolithic Revolution	New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 BCE. adaptation of agriculture. domestication of plants and animals	2
207196507	hunting and gathering	way people got food before the adaptation of agriculture	3
207196508	Bronze Age and when	time when bronze tools were first introduced in the middle east. 4000 to 1500 BCE	4
207196509	civilization	societies distinguished by reliance on agriculture, ability to produce food surpluses, and exsistence of nonfarming cities, as well as merchant and manufacturing groups	5
207196510	cuneiform	writing developed by the sumerians using a wedge-shaped stylus and clay tablets	6
207196511	nomads	people who moved from place to place in search of food, water, and shelter	7
207196512	Mesopotamia :(	the civilizations that arose in Tigris- Euphrates river valleys. rich, fertile soil for planting. farmers skilled in agriculture and bronze-work	8
207196513	Sumerians	people who lived in mesopotamia. developed a cuneiform alphabet, statues, science of astronomy, system of numbers	9
207196514	ziggurat	massive tower associated with mesopotamian temple complexes	10
207196515	Babylonians	extended their empire and helped bring civilization to other parts of the Middle East	11
207196516	Hammurabi	Babylonian king who is best known for his code of law, which is the first one ever written down	12
207196517	pharaoh	title of a king of ancient Egypt	13
207196518	pyramids	monumental architecture typical of ancient Egypt, used as tombs for pharaohs	14
207196519	Kush	African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile c.1000 BCE; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries	15
207196520	Indus River. Where? characteristics of civilization there 2500 BCE	runs through Himalayas, empties in Arabian Sea. large cities, some had running water	16
207196521	Harrappa & Mohenjo Daro	large cities in the Indus River valley, houses had running water	17
207196522	Huanghe River. where? characteristics of civilization	China. isolated, subject of later Chinese legends	18
207196523	ideographic symbols	pictographic characters grouped together to create new concepts, typical Chinese writing	19
207196524	Phoenicians	civilization on shores of Mediterranean. simplified alphabet to 22 letters. improved Egyptian numbering system. set up colonies in Europe and North Africa	20
207196525	Mandate of Heaven	divine source for political legitimacy of Chinese rulers	21
207196526	monotheism	exclusive worship of a single god	22