AP World History Exam - Unit 0 Latest -

AP World History Exam - Unit 0 ( Latest -

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• Paleolithic

Answer: (Old Stone Age) a long period of human development before the

development of agriculture

• Pastoral

Answer: nomadic animal-herding societies often known for spreading religion,

culture, and technology across trade routes throughout history

• Conduit

Answer: a means by which something is transmitted

• Surplus

Answer: More of something than as needed.

• Metallurgy

Answer: the science of working with metals

• Agrarian

Answer: relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land

• Elite

Answer: People of wealth and power; upper class -- did not emerge until settled

societies developed

• Egalitarian

Answer: believing in the social and economic equality of all people - existing before setting societies in hunter-gatherer groups

• Patriarchy

Answer: a form of social organization in which men are the supreme authority in the family, society, and political realm

• Neolithic Revolution

Answer: (10,000 - 8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the

domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization.

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• Specialization

Answer: The concentration of the productive efforts of individuals and firms on a limited number of activities; increases efficiency

• social hierarchy

Answer: The division of society by rank or class.

• Mesopotamia

Answer: (land between the rivers) The region between the Tigris and Euphrates

rivers; birthplace of the Sumerian and Babylonian Civilizations. Participated in state expansion and empire building

• Ancient Egypt

Answer: An ancient civilization centered around the Nile River; unified by Menes around 3000 B.C.; divided into the old, middle, and new kingdoms; main gods included Osiris, Isis, Re, and Horus; believed in Divine Kingship; participated in state expansion and empire building

• Disseminate

Answer: To scatter or spread widely

• monumental architecture

Answer: Large structures, such as pyramid, temples, public spaces, and large statues, that tend to appear wherever powerful leaders emerge; a feature of all agrarian civilizations.

• urban planning

Answer: The area of land use planning which explores several aspects of built and social environments of municipals and communities.

• Code of Hammurabi

Answer: credited as the first written law code; written by a Babylonian king and established the basis for law codes

• Zoroastrianism

Answer: One of the first monotheistic religions, particularly one with a wide

following. It was central to the political and religious culture of ancient Persia.

• Judaism

Answer: A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the

Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament.

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