AP World History Flashcards
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| 4759020025 | Mesopotamia | Mesopotamia is a name for the area of the Tigris-Euphrates river system |  | 0 |
| 4759024729 | cuneiform | Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. |  | 1 |
| 4759041553 | Hammurabi's Code | he Code of Hammurabi is a well-preserved Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia, dating back to about 1754 BC. |  | 2 |
| 4759054100 | cultural diffusion | Cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another |  | 3 |
| 4759078864 | polytheism | the belief in or worship of more than one god. |  | 4 |
| 4759105600 | monotheism | he doctrine or belief that there is only one God. |  | 5 |
| 4759114307 | hieroglyphycs | enigmatic or incomprehensible symbols or writing. |  | 6 |
| 4759119190 | pyramid | a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt. |  | 7 |
| 4759122368 | pharoah | a ruler in ancient Egypt |  | 8 |
| 4759123433 | caste system | a system of social stratification which has pre-modern origins, was transformed by the British Raj, and is today the basis of reservation in India |  | 9 |
| 4759126724 | Vedas | the most ancient Hindu scriptures, written in early Sanskrit and containing hymns, philosophy, and guidance on ritual for the priests of Vedic religion. |  | 10 |
| 4759129253 | Hinduism | hinduism like other faiths is appropriately referred to as a religion |  | 11 |
| 4759134158 | Buddhism | a religion and dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. Buddhism originated in India, from where it spread through much of Asia, whereafter it declined in India during the middle ages. |  | 12 |
| 4759137034 | filial piety | virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors. |  | 13 |
| 4759139477 | dynasty | a line of hereditary rulers of a country. |  | 14 |
| 4759142119 | Socrates | Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. |  | 15 |
| 4759143579 | Plato | Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world |  | 16 |
| 4759145389 | Aristotle | a Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of Classical Greece |  | 17 |
| 4759148702 | Athens | Athens has been the center of Greek civilization for some 4,000 years. The capital of modern Greece |  | 18 |