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AP World 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Paleolithic Age | Period when humans were primarily nomadic hunter-gatherers living in kinship-based clans and using simple stone tools. |
| Out of Africa Theory | Theory that humans migrated out of Africa beginning roughly 100,000 years ago. |
| Paleolithic characteristics | Nomadic, hunter-gatherers, simple stone tools, kinship-based clans, oral language, fire, and no full-time leaders or specialized occupations. |
| Neolithic Revolution | Development of agriculture and domestication of plants and animals beginning around 10,000 years ago. |
| Major result of agriculture | People settled into permanent farming villages and subsistence patterns changed. |
| How did agriculture change human life? | Societies became less egalitarian, disease increased, villages developed into cities and civilizations, specialized labor developed, writing emerged, and populations increased. |
| Pastoralism | Semi-nomadic lifestyle based on herding animals and foraging rather than large-scale agriculture. |
| Where did pastoralism develop? | Grasslands of Central Asia. |
| Impact of pastoralists | They could damage grasslands through overgrazing but rapidly spread ideas and technologies such as iron. |
| Urbanization | Movement of people into cities. |
| Social stratification | Divisions and inequality between different groups within society. |
| What contributed to social hierarchy? | Specialized labor, unequal accumulation of wealth, slavery, and unequal law codes. |
| Patriarchy | Social system in which men generally hold greater political and social power. |
| Bureaucracy | System of managing government through departments run by appointed officials. |
| Examples of ancient bureaucracies | Persian satraps and Chinese merit-based bureaucrats. |
| Why was trade important to empires? | Empires gained wealth by taxing trade and governments protected important trade routes. |
| Infrastructure | Facilities necessary for society to function, such as roads, bridges, walls, aqueducts, and fortifications. |
| Examples of ancient infrastructure | Roman roads and aqueducts, Persian Royal Road, Great Wall, ziggurats, and monumental architecture. |
| Common causes of empire collapse | Overextension, political corruption, failing economies, peasant revolts, high taxes, disease epidemics, and invasion. |
| When did the Han Empire collapse? | 220 CE. |
| When did the Roman Empire collapse? | 476 CE. |
| When did the Gupta Empire collapse? | Around 550 CE. |
| Judaism founder | Abraham. |
| Judaism major beliefs | Monotheism and the Ten Commandments. |
| Judaism sacred text | Torah. |
| Diaspora | A community living outside its traditional homeland; especially important to Jewish history. |
| Hinduism founder | Unknown. |
| Hinduism major beliefs | Many forms of one God, karma, and reincarnation. |
| Hinduism sacred text | The Vedas. |
| Major historical importance of Hinduism | The caste system and cultural unity in India. |
| Zoroastrianism founder | Zoroaster. |
| Zoroastrianism major beliefs | Free will, right versus wrong, and final judgment. |
| Zoroastrianism sacred text | Zend Avesta. |
| Historical importance of Zoroastrianism | Important Persian cultural contribution that influenced later monotheistic religions in the region. |
| Buddhism founder | Siddhartha Gautama. |
| Buddhism major teachings | Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. |
| Buddhism sacred text | Tripitaka. |
| Four Noble Truths | Life involves suffering; desire causes suffering; ending desire can end suffering; the Eightfold Path leads to the end of suffering. |
| Why was Buddhism historically important? | It rejected the caste system, developed monastic communities, welcomed women and lower classes, and spread along trade routes. |
| Christianity founder | Jesus of Nazareth. |
| Christianity major beliefs | Monotheism and belief in Jesus as the Messiah. |
| Christianity sacred text | The Bible, especially the New Testament. |
| How did Christianity spread? | It spread along trade routes and attracted groups including women and lower classes. |
| Islam founder | Muhammad. |
| Islam major beliefs | Monotheism, the Five Pillars, and the importance of the holy cities Mecca and Medina. |
| Islam sacred text | Qur'an. |
| Historical importance of Islam | Islam and Arabic provided a sense of unity in the Middle East and Islam displaced Zoroastrianism. |
| Animism | Religious belief focusing on the roles of gods or spirits in the natural world and human life. |
| Shamanism | Practice involving special individuals who interact with spirits for the benefit of their community. |
| Main effects of long-distance trade | Linked communities, reduced self-sufficiency, increased specialized labor, improved standards of living, transformed politics, spread religions and technology, moved plants and animals, and spread disease. |
| Silk Roads | Overland trade network connecting societies across Eurasia. |
| Silk Road trade method | Relay trade, often carried out by camel caravans. |
| Important Silk Road cities | Samarkand and Kashgar. |
| Why were luxury goods common on the Silk Roads? | The routes were long and dangerous, making valuable luxury products more profitable to transport. |
| Silk Road goods traveling west to east | Horses. |
| Silk Road goods traveling east to west | Silk, porcelain, and paper. |
| Silk Road cultural diffusion | Buddhism, Christianity, chariots, horse stirrups, and disease. |
| Silk Road economic innovations | Bills of exchange, banking houses, and paper money. |
| How did the Silk Roads affect Buddhism? | Buddhism spread along the routes and new forms such as Mahayana Buddhism developed. |
| How did trade spread disease? | Long-distance trade exposed populations to unfamiliar diseases and allowed epidemics to travel between regions. |
| Diseases spread between Han China and Rome | Smallpox and measles. |
| Justinian's Plague | Major plague outbreak in the Byzantine Empire in 541–542 CE. |
| Black Death | Plague that spread from Asia toward Europe through long-distance connections during the 13th–14th centuries. |
| Effects of major trade-related epidemics | Population declined in China, Europe, and the Islamic world. |
| Indian Ocean Sea Roads | Maritime trading network connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. |
| Important Indian Ocean trade cities | Aden, Gujarat, and Calicut. |
| Monsoon winds | Seasonal winds that merchants used to navigate the Indian Ocean. |
| Indian Ocean trade goods | Pigments, pearls, spices, and tropical fruits. |
| Indian Ocean maritime technologies | Compass, astrolabe, larger ship designs, and lateen sail. |
| Lateen sail | Triangular sail used in Indian Ocean maritime trade. |
| India's role in Indian Ocean trade | India served as a central fulcrum or connecting point in the trading network. |
| Religion important to Indian Ocean trade | Islam. |
| How did Indian Ocean trade affect Southeast Asia? | It encouraged trade-based states and cultural exchange, including Indian cultural influence. |
| Srivijaya | Southeast Asian trading state lasting roughly 670–1075. |
| Khmer Kingdom of Angkor | Major Southeast Asian kingdom lasting roughly 800–1300. |
| Important Southeast Asian religious sites | Borobudur and Angkor Wat. |
| Indianization | Spread and adoption of Indian cultural influences in Southeast Asia. |
| How did Indian Ocean trade affect East Africa? | It encouraged Islamic trade, wealthy coastal cities, cultural fusion, and Muslim African communities. |
| Swahili | East African culture associated with Indian Ocean trade and cultural fusion. |
| Important Swahili Coast cities | Lamu, Mombasa, Kilwa, and Sofala. |
| Great Zimbabwe | Important African civilization connected to regional and long-distance commerce. |
| Trans-Saharan trade | Trade network crossing the Sahara and connecting West Africa with North Africa and Europe. |
| Important Trans-Saharan cities | Timbuktu and Gao. |
| Major Trans-Saharan trade goods | Gold from West Africa and salt from the Sahara. |
| What made Trans-Saharan trade possible? | Camel caravans and technologies such as the camel saddle. |
| Religion spread through Trans-Saharan trade | Islam. |
| Effects of Trans-Saharan trade on West Africa | Helped create wealthy trade-based empires and cosmopolitan cities while also contributing to cultural diffusion and slave trading. |
| Trade in the Americas | Regional networks shaped by geographic barriers and including Maya and Aztec commerce and Incan roads. |
| Incan roads | Road network that helped connect communities and facilitate exchange in the Andes. |
| Big idea of long-distance trade | Trade moved much more than goods; it also spread religions, technologies, cultures, plants, animals, people, and diseases. |
| Silk Roads quick association | Land routes, luxury goods, Buddhism, and disease. |
| Indian Ocean quick association | Sea routes, monsoon winds, maritime technology, and Islam. |
| Trans-Saharan quick association | Camels, gold, salt, West Africa, and Islam. |
| Neolithic Revolution quick association | Agriculture led to permanent settlements, population growth, specialization, and civilization. |
| Swahili quick association | East African cultural fusion caused by Indian Ocean connections. |
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