AP World History 8000 BCE-600 BCE Flashcards

5465085633	Aristocracy	A form of government in which power is held by nobility. The highest class	0
5465085634	Agriculture Revolution	Definition- The development of crops and animal raising as a source among human communities to supplement hunting and gathering	1
5465085635	Barbarian	Definition- A member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations	2
5465085636	Brahmins	Definition- A member of a social and cultural elite. In Hinduism they were teachers, priests and protectors.	3
5465085637	Bureaucracy	Definition- A system of government in which most important decisions are made by state officials rather then by elected officials	4
5465085638	Cities	A large and permanent settlement.	5
5465085639	Civilizations	Definition- The most advanced stage of human social developement and organization	6
5465085640	Complex Institutions	any sort of governing structure that controls the behavior of people around it	7
5465085641	Currency	Definition- A system of money in general use	8
5465085642	Deity	Definition- A god or goddess	9
5465085643	Democracy	Definition- A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them	10
5465085644	Dharma	The principle of cosmic order or the teachings of Buddha.	11
5465085645	Diffusion	Definition- The spreading or something more widely	12
5465085646	Diversified Food Supplies	Definition- Large selection of foods	13
5465085647	Domesticated Animals	Definition- Any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment	14
5465085648	Dynastic Cycle	According to this theory, each dynasty rises to a political, cultural, and economic peak and then, because of moral corruption, declines, loses the Mandate of Heaven, and falls, only to be replaced.	15
5465085649	Egalitarian	Definition- The belief that all people are created equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities	16
5465085650	Ethical Codes	Definition- A system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct	17
5465085651	Frontier	A border seperating two countries	18
5465085652	Hunters	A person who persuses and kills for food	19
5465085653	Ice Age	Definition- A global episode during a past geological period	20
5465085654	Intensive Cultivation	Definition- An agricultural production system characterized by high inputs or labor	21
5465085655	Irrigation System	Definition- An artificial application of water to the soil	22
5465085656	Karma	Definition- The sum of a persons actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as their deciding fate	23
5465085657	Mandate of Heaven	The blessing under which a ruler is allowed to rule.	24
5465085658	Monogamy	Definition- The practice or state of being married to one person at a time	25
5465085659	Pagan	Definition- A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world	26
5465085660	Pastoralism	the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock	27
5465085661	Patriarchy	Definition- A system of government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family	28
5465085662	Polygamy	Definition- The practice of having more then one wife or husband	29
5465085663	Record Keeping	Definition- The act of keeping detailed noted about activities and events	30
5465085664	Secular	Definition- Denoting attitudes, activities or other things that have no religious basis	31
5465085665	Sericulture	The production of raw silk	32
5465085666	Settled Population	Definition- Populations of people who stayed in their location	33
5465085667	Slavery	The practice or system of owning slaves.	34
5465085668	Specialization of Labor	Definition- The learned skill of a specific job	35
5465085669	Surplus	Definition- An amount of something left over when requirements have been met	36
5465085670	Syncretism	The combining or uniting of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought	37
5465085671	Textiles	Definition- The branch of industry involved in manufacturing of cloth	38
5465085672	Theorcacy	Definition- A system of government in which preists rule in the name of god	39
5484454516	Villages	A clustered human settlement or community, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand.	40