Chapter 1 (AP World History) Flashcards
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| 7238545382 | Agricultural (Neolithic) Revolution | the shift from hunting animals and gathering plants for sustenance to producing food by systematic agriculture that occurred gradually between 10,000 and 4,000 BC (the Neolithic or 'New Stone' Age) | 0 | |
| 7238561322 | Civilization | a complex culture in which large numbers of humans share a variety of common elements, including cities; religious, political, military, and social structures; writing; and significant artistic and intellectual activity | 1 | |
| 7238566444 | Cuneiform | "wedge-shaped." A system of writing developed by the Sumerians that consisted of wedge-shaped impressions made by a reed stylus on clay tablets | 2 | |
| 7238569307 | Divination | the practice of seeking to foretell future events by interpreting divine signs, which could appear in various forms, such as in entrails of animals, in patterns in smoke, or in dreams | 3 | |
| 7238573862 | Hieroglyphics | a pictorial system of writing used in ancient Egypt. | 4 | |
| 7238575978 | Ma'at | a female goddess in the ancient Egyptian religion who represented truth, justice, balance, and morality | 5 | |
| 7238596459 | Mesolithic Age | the period from 10,000 to 7,000 BC, characterized by a gradual transition from a food-gathering and hunting economy to a food-producing economy | 6 | |
| 7238602314 | Paleolithic Age | the period of human history when humans used simple stone tools (c. 2,500,000-10,000 BC) | 7 | |
| 7238604950 | Polytheism | belief in or worship of more than one god | 8 | |
| 7238606381 | Ziggurat | a massive stepped tower on which a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city was built | 9 |