Unit 1 Vocabulary Ap world history Flashcards

12284250863	Agrarian	Relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land	0
12284265329	Agriculture	The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products	1
12284287725	Argumentation	The action or process of reasoning systematically in support of an idea, action,or theory	2
12284299378	Analysis	detailed examinations of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation	3
12284317934	Asses	evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, quality, or value of	4
12284329329	Causation	the relationship between cause and effect	5
12284334913	civilization	the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced	6
12284345719	compare	draw an analogy between one thing and another for the purpose of explanation or clarification	7
12284354229	context	the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement or idea, and in terms of which it can fully understood and assessed	8
12284370699	cuneiform	wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, surviving mainly on clay tablets	9
12284383992	Continuity	a state of stability and the absence of disruption	10
12284390065	Demographics	statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.	11
12284394412	Describe	Give an account in words (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities,or events	12
12284410715	Discuss	talk or write about a (topic) in detail, taking into account different ideas, and opinions	13
12284422755	domesticate	tame an animal or plant for farm produce	14
12284429184	Evaluate	form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess	15
12284436240	Explain	make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.	16
12284447310	Hierarchy	a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.	17
12284454662	hunter-gatherers/Forager	a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting	18
12284464474	Ideology	a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy	19
12284476493	Judaism	world's oldest monotheistic, Abrahamic religion developed among the ancient Hebrews	20
12284493618	Monotheism	the doctrine or believe that there is only one God	21
12284499516	Neolithic	later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed	22
12284515304	Paleolithic	Early phase of the stone age, lasting 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used	23
12284533323	Pastoral Nomad	people who depend on domesticated livestock, migrate in an established territory to find pasturage for their animals	24
12284544622	Periodization	an act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purpose of analysis and study	25
12284557398	Polytheism	the believe in or worship of more than one god	26
12284565891	Pyramid	Monumental structure with a square or triangular base sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt	27
12284588736	Sedentary	inhabiting the same locality thought life; not migratory or nomadic	28
12284598710	Technology	the application of of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry	29
12284614241	tool	a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to make a task easier	30
12284624330	Urban	in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.	31
12284637684	Vedic Religions	The ancient religion of the Aryan peoples who entered Northwestern India from Persia c. 2000-1200 Bc. It was the precursor of Hinduism, and its beliefs and practices are contained in the Vedas	32
12284675799	Ziggurat	in ancient Mesopotamia, a rectangular shaped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple	33
12284694464	Zoroastrianism	a monotheistic pre-Islamic religion of ancient Persia founded by Zoroaster in the 6th century BC.	34