AP world history vocabulary Flashcards

2934849076	Gift of the Nile	The Nile was a gift in being able to grow food, maintain transportation, and it let them be a successful civilization.	0
2934851893	Hieroglyphics	A picture based writing system of the Egyptians, used to communicate stories to one another on cave walls.	1
2934851905	Kush	A kingdom at the end of the egyptian ruling took place, modern day sudan.	2
2934853891	Hyksos	They invaded egypt and brought chariots and wheels with them	3
2934855763	Hatshepsut	5th pharaoh of egypt, a woman who was given just as much respect as a man. First and most powerful female pharaoh.	4
2934857173	Women's Roles	Wealthy women could receive an education. Their roles were in the home.	5
2934858926	Old Kingdom	Where pyramid building took place, and exemplified the Egyptians intelligence, wealth, and resourcefulness.	6
2934858927	Middle Kingdom	The most prosperous of the three Egyptian Kingdoms	7
2934858928	New Kingdom	The end of Egyptian rule	8
2934860233	Patriarchy	Male-dominated society	9
2934862468	Metallurgy	The art of crafting metal	10
2934870373	Mesopotamia	Land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Modern day Iraq.	11
2934870374	Epic of Gilgamesh	Epic poem of mesopotamia, known to be one of the first works of literature.	12
2934873144	Social Distinctions	Classes of people/ statuses of specific people in a society.	13
2934873145	Ziggurats	A rectangular stepped tower/ pyramid.	14
2934874840	Hammurabi's Code	Well-preserved Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia. Hammurabi was a king. These were his laws, it was a forerunner of a constitution.	15
2934877050	Monotheism	The belief in one God.	16
2934877051	Trade Connections	The activity of buying, selling, and trading goods.	17
2934880575	Ethical Monotheism	God is the source for one standard of morality, who guides humanity through ethical principles aka god teaches you how to be good.	18
2934882125	Disaspora	Jews living outside Israel most commonly, but really anyone living outside of their homeland.	19
2934882126	Lex Talionis	The law of retaliation from Hammurabi's code, whereby a punishment resembles the offense committed in kind and degree. Eye for an eye.	20
2935259335	Neolithic	After the discovery of agriculture and hunting	21
2935263792	Paleolithic	Living off the grid with little to no morals	22
2935266693	Slash and Burn	Cutting down and burning potential farming areas for fertile soil and successful crop growing	23
2935271178	Venus Figures	Small figurines of women who had enhanced sexual features to exemplify the importance of fertility in the female of pre-history.	24
2935276862	Hunters and Gatherers	The men were hunters, they would go out and hunt for meat with weapons and the women were the gatherers who would go out to find leaves and berries.	25
2935283929	Homo Sapiens	Primates who have evolved over time on the earth	26
2935288124	Social Equality	All people within a society are respectively placed on the same status for freedom, rights and respect	27
2935294609	Cave Painting	Paintings on cave walls/ ceilings for decoration	28
3075656276	Harappan	Early brilliant indian society	29
3075658997	Mohenjo-Daro	An archaeological site, located in present day Pakistan	30
3075663252	Indus river	One of the longest rivers in Asia	31
3075663253	Trade system	The way people traded with one another	32
3075663254	Jati	The lowest caste in the hindu reincarnation system, only above the untouchables	33
3075665243	Aryans	Indo Europeans who settled in Asia	34
3075667144	Upanishads	Practice of disciples gathering to discuss issues	35
3075669878	Hinduism	The main religion in India of which the caste system is based off of	36
3075669879	Indo-Europeans	Russians who settled in India	37
3075672045	Vedas	Hymns, songs and prayers of religious knowledge which helped people worship their gods	38
3075672046	Brahman	The highest caste in the system, containing mostly men who were priests	39
3075676811	Huang He		40
3075676812	Zhou		41
3075682091	Mandate of Heaven		42
3075682092	Secular		43
3075684066	Qin Dynasty		44
3075684067	Extended Family		45
3075686674	Oracle Bones		46
3075688815	Period of Warring States		47
3075690946	Feudal System		48
3075696475	Olmecs		49
3075696476	Terrace Farming		50
3075698876	Aztecs		51
3075698877	Incas		52
3075698878	Aboriginal		53
3075708336	Oceania		54