AP World History 03 Flashcards

sem 1

298845391	Indus River Valley	river flows from sources in the Himalayas to the Arabian sea; location of Harappan civilization	0
298845392	monsoons	seasonal winds crossing the Indian sub continent and SE Asia; summer they bring rain	1
298845393	Harappan civilization	First civilization of Indian subcontinent; emerged in Indus river valley c. 2500 B.C.E.	2
298845394	Harass and Dar	major urban complexes of Harappan civilization; laid out on planned grid pattern.	3
298845395	Aryans	Indo-European nomadic, warlike, pastoralists who replaced Harappan civilization.	4
298845396	Vedas	Aryan hymns originally transmitted orally but written down in sacred books from the 6th century B.C.E.	5
298845397	India	chief deity of the Aryans; depicted as a hard-drinking warrior	6
298845398	daises	Aryan name for indigenous people of the Indus river valley region; regarded as socially inferior to Aryans.	7
298845399	caste system	rigid system of social classification introduced by Aryans	8
298845400	varnas	clusters of caste groups; four social castes: brahmans (priests), warriors, merchants, peasants; beneath them were the untouchables.	9
298845401	polygamy	marriage practice in which one husband has many wives; present in Aryan society	10
298845402	polyandry	marriage practice in which one wife has many husbands; recounted in Aryan epics	11
298845403	patrilineal	social system in which decent and inheritance is passed through the male line; typical of Aryan society	12