AP World History Period 1/2 Vocabulary Flashcards

5070867211	Agricultural Revolution (Neolithic Rev.)	Transformation of Human existence caused by deliberate cultivation of plants and taming of animals	0
5070867212	Aristocracy	Elite class of a society (usually wealthy nobles)	1
5070867213	Barbarian	Member of a tribe not connected to a great civilization (regarded as inferior)	2
5070867214	Brahmins	Priestly class of India (top of Caste System)	3
5070867215	Bureaucracy	Government where most decisions are made by the state rather than elected upon	4
5070867216	Cities	Urban centers usually part of larger state structures (as opposed to standalone villages)	5
5070867217	Civilizations (advanced societies)	Advanced societies usually composed of multiple cities with distinct culture and state system	6
5070867218	Complex Institutions	Governing structure that controls behavior of people around it	7
5070867219	Currency	System of money distinct to an area	8
5070867220	Deity	Divine religious figure (god or goddess)	9
5070867221	Democracy	System of government where citizens make state decisions	10
5070867222	Dharma	Performance of caste duties - if done well, rebirth to a higher caste	11
5070867223	Agricultural Diffusion	Spread of agricultural techniques from one civilization to another	12
5070867224	Diversified Food Supply	Varied selection of food made available from agricultural production and trade	13
5070867225	Domesticated Animals	Tamed animals used for the benefit of humankind	14
5070867226	Dynastic Cycle	Chinese cycle of a dynasty's gain and loss of the Mandate of Heaven	15
5070867227	Egalitarian	Principle that all people are equals and deserve equal rights	16
5070867228	Ethical/Legal Codes	Set of laws that put in place a system of moral behaviors that are rewarded or punished to promote order	17
5070867229	Frontier	Part of a civilization far from urban areas and sparsely populated	18
5070867230	Hunters and Gatherers	People who were not sedentary and moved seasonally according to food sources	19
5070867231	Ice Age	A cold period in Earth's history (last was 20,000 years ago)	20
5070867232	Intensive Cultivation	Practice of placing more workers on smaller plots of land to increase crop yield and efficiency	21
5070867233	Irrigation Systems	Network of canals or channels used to being water to fertilize crops	22
5070867234	Karma	Force generated by one's behavior in life - decides level of rebirth	23
5070867235	Mandate of Heaven	Chinese belief that as long as an emperor rules justly, he holds divine power	24
5070867236	Monogamy	Marriage between only two people	25
5070867237	Pagan	Person who follows indigenous religious beliefs rather than those of the major religions	26
5070867238	Pastoralism	Nomadic lifestyle where villages migrate seasonally to feed their livestock	27
5070867239	Patriarchy	Type of society that emphasizes the authority and superiority of males	28
5070867240	Polygamy	Marriage between more than two people	29
5070867241	Record Keeping	Practice of writing histories of events or traditions that helps historians create a picture of past societies	30
5070867242	Secular	Non-religious	31
5070867243	Sericulture	Production of silk and breeding of silkworms	32
5070867244	Settled Populations	Peoples who make permanent settlement (usually with agricultural economies)	33
5070867245	Slavery	Practice of owning and using one or multiple people for labor	34
5070867246	Specialization of Labor	Creation of jobs that are not focused of food production (made possible by food surplus)	35
5070867247	Surplus	Excess food from a harvest (used to support specialists)	36
5070867248	Syncretism	The merging of various cultures, religions, or beliefs	37
5070867249	Textiles	Type of cloth or woven fabric	38
5070867250	Theocracy	Type of government ruled by religious authority	39