Pre-AP world history Flashcards

4610109140	Artifact	Remains, such as tools, jewelry, and other human-made objects	0
4610109141	Hominid	Human or other creatures that walks upright	1
4610109142	Neolithic Revolution	Agricultural revolution that occurred during the Neolithic period	2
4610109143	Domestication	Taming of animals	3
4610109144	Civilization	Culture with advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and technology	4
4610109145	Specialization	Development of skills in a specific kind of work	5
4610109146	Institution	Long-lasting pattern of organization in a commumity	6
4610109147	Cuneiform	Wedge-shapped writing developed in Sumer	7
4610109148	Barter	Trading goods and services without money	8
4610109149	Archaeologists	Scientists who learn about past human life and activities	9
4610109150	Opposable thumbs	Phisical features that sets humans apart from animals by enabling them to pick up and hold objects	10
4610109151	Fertile Crescent	Arc of rich farmland in southwest Asia between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea	11
4610109152	City-state	Political unit much like an independent counrty	12
4610109153	Cultural diffusion	New ideas spreading from one culture to another	13
4610109154	Polytheism	Belief in many gods	14
4610109155	Hammurabi	Babylonian ruler famous for his code of laws	15
4610109156	Theocracy	Government in which the ruler is considered to be a divine figure	16
4610109157	Monsoon	Seasonal wind	17
4610109158	Mandate of Heaven	Divine approval of the ruler	18
4610109159	Dynastic cycle	Pattern of rise, fall, and replacement of dynasties	19
4610109160	Feudalism	Political system in which nobles or lords are granted the use of lands that belong to the king	20
4610109161	Indo-Europeans	Group of Asian peoples who migrated to many different places	21
4610109162	Migration	Movement of people from one place to another	22
4610109163	Hittites	Group of Indo-European peoples who occupied Anatolia	23
4610109164	Reincarnation	Belief that the soul is reborn	24
4610109165	Karma	Good or bad deeds	25
4610109166	Monotheism	Belief in a single god	26
4610109167	Covenant	Mutual promise between God and the Hebrews	27
4610109168	Tribute	Payment made by a weaker power to a stronger power	28
4610109169	Meditated	Cleared the mind of everyday thought	29
4610109170	Moral	Based on the principals of right and wrong	30
4610109171	Peninsula	Body of land surrounded on three sides of water	31
4610109172	Filial piety	Children's respect for their parents and elders	32
4610109173	Bureaucracy	Organization of government into agencies and department	33
4610109174	Autocracy	Government in which the ruler has unlimited power	34
4610109175	Cavalry	Troops riding horses	35
4610109176	Reign	Rule by a king or other power	36
4610109177	Monarchy	Government ruled by a king or queen	37
4610109178	Aristocracy	Government ruled by a small group of noble families	38
4610109179	Oligarchy	Government ruled by a few powerful people	39