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Unit 1 Vocab
First Stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agrarian | Of or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land. Ex: This is important to AP World History because it pertains to agriculture. Agriculture is a big part of civilizations and way of life. |
| Communal | Shared by all members of a community. It could also be soomething done by a community Ex: "Communal achievement". Also, in Paleolithic era, people lived in very small communities which were very involved in communal collaboration. |
| Filial | A virtue of respect for one's parents and ancestors. A relationship between a parent and a child. Ex: Filial piety, a godlike reverence for the parents and ancestors. Like in China. |
| Monarchy | A form of government in which sovereignty is held by a single individual. They rule. Ex: Mesopotamian city-states were ruled by a king, which is an example of a monarchy. |
| Pastoral | Referring to shepherds herding livestock around land according to the seasons and changing availability of resources (food and water). Ex:Before the Neolithic Era people were pastoral.When the Neolithic Era came, people settled down and were not pastoral. |
| Subsistence | Maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level. Ex: In agriculture, subsistence farming is harveseting just enough food for you and your family, not selling it for commercial gain. |
| Archaeology | The study of human activity in the pastthrough the recovery and analysis of human remains. Ex:This relates to World History because we can learn about history by learning about the things discovered in archaeology. |
| Edifice | Abuilding of imposing appearance or size. This is important because all ancient civilizations built moneumental architecture, or edifices. |
| Incarnation | Embodied in flesh or taking on flesh. The conception and birth of a god or deity who manifests into a human. Ex: In many early civilizations, rulers would sometimes claim that they were demi-gods, or like gods in the flesh to rule. |
| Nomadic | Member of a community of people that move from one place to another, rather than stay and settle down in one location. Ex: Before the Neolithic era, people were nomadic and followed animals around to get food, so they could not settle down in one place. |
| Patriarch | A man who exercises authority over his family. it could also mean that a man is dominant over a group of people not necessarily his own family. Ex: Many early civilizations were patriarchal with men dominant in society. |
| Venerate | Regard with great respect; revere. Ex: Early Chinese civilizations venerated their dead ancestors, even praying to them. |
| City-State | A sovereign state sonsisting of an independent city and its surrounding territory. Some nations are city states and this is associated with the geography part of GRAPES which can explain the different parts of World History. |
| Egalitarian | Trend of thought that favors equality of all people in fundamental worth and social status. This relates because in the Paleolithic Era, bands of humans were relatively egalitarian. |
| Indegenous | Originating and living or ocurring naturally in an area or environment. This relates because "all humans were originally inidigenous to Africa and then diffused from there to different parts of the world". |
| Oracle | A person considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic predictions of the future inspired by the gods.Ex: In ancient civilizations, many people sought oracles to predict the future, such as the story of King Croesus fighting against the Persians. |
| Sedentary | Accustomed to stayiing in one place. A lifestyle with not much moving around. The opposite of nomadic. Ex: At the start of the Neolithic Era, people that had been nomadic begain to settle down and become sedentary. |
| Civilization | Cultures characterized by six components they must contain: specialization of labor, complex instituations, long distance trade, monumental architecture, stratified social structure, and cities. This is how cities and races developed. |
| Era | A long period of time distinguished by little change until a new era begins. Ex: The Paleolithic Era was a long period of time distinguished by pastoral nomadism until the Neolithic Era came. Then it changed to sedentary way of life. |
| Metallurgy | The science that deals with extracting metals from their ores purifying metals and making useful objects from it; like tools. many ancient civilizations were advanced in metallurgy, which made them powerful because they had better weapons etc. |
| Pagan | One who has little or no religion and who delights in sensual pleasures; one who has a polytheistic religion. Ex: Many of the ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia were polytheistic and therefore, pagan. |
| Stratification | The arrangement of layers; to separte into layers. Ex: In World History, this refers to the social stratification of people. The organization of people into their social groups. |
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