Vocabulary#2 AP World History Flashcards
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| 10553056767 | Patriarchal | Relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority;Before agriculture, men and women are believed to have a greater degree of equality. But after the rise of agriculture, most human societies became patriarchal. | 0 | |
| 10553074089 | Metallurgy | The branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification. | 1 | |
| 10553093714 | Textiles | The first industry to be industrialized in the 18th century. Woven fabric. | 2 | |
| 10553109486 | Specialization of labor | To train or specialize people in certain areas of work so that people can accomplish tasks quicker. | 3 | |
| 10553124417 | Surplus | (n.) an amount beyond what is required, excess; more than what is needed or expected | 4 | |
| 10553134452 | Domestication | The taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food | 5 | |
| 10553148349 | nomadic pastoralism | A form of pastoralism in which the whole social group (men, women, children) and their animals move in search of pasture. | 6 | |
| 10553152246 | social stratification | A system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy | 7 | |
| 10553165507 | Quipu | An ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways. | 8 |