AP World Chapter 2 (Strayer) Flashcards

5498711371	Aryans	Indo-European migrants who came into South Asia after the Indus Valley civilization; developed the culture that would form the basis for Indian civilizations afterwards.	0
5498711372	Book of the Dead	An Egyptian book of spells and chants to be completed by a dead person in order that his soul might be rejoined with his body in paradise after death.	1
5498711373	Chinese Ideograms	Chinese writing system; originally a pictographic system that evolved into ideograms, in which symbols represent ideas regardless of the pronunciation.	2
5498711374	City-States	A political system in which an urban-based king ruled his city and its surrounding area with a centralized government; each city-state thought of itself as an independent unity.	3
5498711375	Cuneiform	"Wedge-shaped"; the writing system invented by the Sumerians and used by all Mesopotamian civilizations afterwards.	4
5498711378	Dynasties	A family line of rulers, in which a father passed his political authority down to his son.	5
5498711380	Epic of Gilgamesh	Earliest known written epic poem, which tells the legendary deeds of Gilgamesh, a historical king of Uruk; later became the model for all Mesopotamian kings.	6
5498711381	Hammurabi's Code	Earliest known written laws, established by the King of Babylon	7
5498711382	Social Hierarchy	A system of class distinctions in which some people have higher status than others.	8
5498711383	Hieroglyphs	"Sacred writing"; the writing system developed by the ancient Egyptians; also included a kind of "cursive" script known as Demotic.	9
5498711384	Indo-Europeans	A very large linguistic group that originated near the Caucasus mountains; eventually migrated to most of Eurasia, bringing the idea of civilization with them.	10
5498711385	Indus Script	Undeciphered writing system used by the Indus Valley civilization.	11
5498711386	Loess	Silt that was blown from the Himalayas and deposited in East Asia, turning the Huang He yellow and providing nutrients to the soil as it flooded.	12
5498711387	Monsoons	A very regular pattern of winds that provided most of the rainfall for a whole year.	13
5498711388	Monumental Architecture	Large buildings that were designed to glorify the ruler and to strengthen the authority of the state and the elite.	14
5498711390	Patriarchy	A system of gender distinctions in which men were superior to women.	15
5498711391	Public Works	Construction projects that were required for the good of the general public; examples include defensive walls, flood control and irrigation, places of public worship, and plumbing.	16
5498711392	Quipu	Record-keeping system using string and knots to make and record calculations; used by all of the civilizations in the Andes	17
5498711393	Semites	A very large linguistic group that originated in the fertile crescent; eventually migrated into most of the Middle East, Mediterranean, and North Africa, spreading the idea of civilization with them.	18
5498711394	Sumerians	The original inhabitants of Mesopotamia; invented civilization without any previous model; would be replaced by other peoples but their civilization was copied.	19
5498711395	Urbanization	The process of living in large cities; a key feature of civilizations	20
5498711396	Ziggurat	A large pyramid-like structure constructed in Mesopotamia and used as a temple for the public displays of ritual.	21