AP World History Other Vocabulary I Flashcards

7305311432	Paleolithic	Old Stone Age Ancient cultural stage of human development Used rudimentary stone chipped tools	0
7305312552	Neolithic	Began in the Middle East and other parts of the world Characterized by the beginning of farming, domestication of animals, pottery, weaving, and polished stone tools Agricultural revolution began here	1
7305317251	Domestication	The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet Cultivation of a plant or food Part of the First Agricultural Revolution (introduced)	2
7305330016	Sedentary	Obtaining subsistence by humans before the mastery of sedentary agriculture Band social organizations; societies traditionally relied on this Ability to produce food surpluses and merchant/manufacturing groups	3
7305355886	Monumental architecture	Characteristic of civilizations, often religious structures Ziggurats in Mesopotamia, pyramids of Egypt, etc. Commemorates person/event	4
7305365997	Chiefdom	Hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship Former leadership is monopolized by senior members of select families or houses Graded social group led by a chief	5
7305370710	Secular	Denoting attitudes, activities or other things that have no religious basis Some older civilizations were secular Not subject or bound by religious rule	6
7305379364	Polytheism	The belief or worship of one or more gods Multiple gods and goddesses or deities that exist in one religion Examples) Greek and Roman gods/goddesses and Hindu deities	7
7305385296	Slavery	Ownership of human beings A condition where on his forced to participate in exhausting labor and/or restricted freedom Property of and a subject of another (especially the slave owner)	8
7305386922	Agriculture/Irrigation	Irrigation: replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source to grow crops Irrigation led to agriculture, trading, temples, housing, and religions Supplied civilizations and allowed them to flourish	9
7305396655	Ziggurat/Pyramid	Mud-brick ziggurats constructed in Sumerian cities Ziggurats were later constructed in Assyrian and Babylonian cities Egyptians later drew ideas from these structures for their pyramids	10
7305398693	Bureaucracy	System of government in which most of the important decisions are made by the state officials rather than by elected representatives Individuals in a hierarchy are members of the bureaucracy also Policy-making/administrative group	11
7305407331	City-state	Originated in Mesopotamia with Sumerian civilization A city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state Own government and is separated from other/nearby countries	12
7305416235	Divine kingship	Fundamental part of Egyptian royalty Believed that the king/pharaoh was related to God Incarnation, manifestation, mediator, or agent of God was the king or pharaoh	13
7305419558	Metallurgy	First used copper, common and easy to mold Hammered metal and later heated it to bend Used for jewelry and decorations, later weapons	14
7305420927	Hierarchy	Organized societies or economies created through this People or groups are ranked according to status or authority Arranged according to positions in society	15
7305431958	Patriarchy	A societal or governmental system Where the father or oldest male is the head and descent is traced through the male line Women are largely excluded from this male held power	16
7305434051	Barbarian	Relating to ancient times A member of a community or tribe that didn't belong to one of the great civilizations Frequently invaded neighboring cities, tribes, etc.	17
7305447111	Civilization	Stage of human social development and organization the is the most advanced Society or place undergoes human social activities that are advanced Mesopotamia, or Sumer was the world's first civilization	18