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AP World: Unit One

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what marked the end of the neolithic era? metallurgy
what does "patri" mean? father
what was the first human like creature? australopithecus
when did the Ice Age end? around 12000 BCE
who were the handy humans? homo habilis
what was the first domesticated animal? the dog
what is the prerequisite for society? the plow
who was the first female leader? Queen Hapsetshut of Egypt
what was slash and burn? the burning of current cropland and planting crops in a new land.
what are the five themes of geography? relative location, physical characteristics, human/enviorment interaction, movement, and regions
which civilization invented the wheel? mesopotamia
what kind of special architecture did the mesopotamians have? ziggurats
what was the epic of gilgamesh? a great flood story written by the mesopotamians
why were there invasions in mesopotamia? there was a lack of natural barriers
what was the major civilization of mesopotmaia? sumer
which civilization lived by the code of hammurabi? sumer
could the slaves purchase their freedom in sumer? yes
where could women gain power? sumer
where is the nile river? egypt
what type of religious system did the egyptians belive in? polytheism
who wrote the book of the dead? egyptians
what country was the kush civilization apart of? egypt
what was the advantages of egypt's unique geography? they were very protected by the sahara desert and the mountains on the other side.
were the egyptians as urbanas the mesopotamians before them? no
what could the egyptians expect from the nile river annually? flooding
what kind of egyptian villages engaged in trade? agricultural
what could women do in egypt? manage finances, own property,divorce husbands
which civilization had their streets lined out in a precise grid? indus
what was the size/urbanization of indus? large and very urbanized
what were the major cities of indus river valley/pakistan? harappa and mohenjo daro
what were the dravidians? aryands and indus valley people
what happened to the indus river? unpredictable flooding
what was the social structure of pakistan? relatively egalitarian
which civilization was the most isolated? shang
what isolated shang? deserts, mountains, and seas.
who used the oracle bones? shang
which country was organized into dynasties? china
who had walled cities? shang
which civilation was known as the mandate of heaven? zhou
what is the mandate of heaven? a leader's right to claim divine rule if ruled wisely and fairly
where did most cities begin in china? alomg the yellow river
what was the social structure of shang? stratified
which men were allowed multiple marriages? chinese
who had a preference for sons? chinese
what is infantcide? the killing of one gender of child because of a certainb preferance of the other
what were the major civilizations of mesoamerica? olmecs and mayans
what did the mesoamericans belive in religion wise? polytheism
who believed in the god quetzalcoatl? mesoamericans
who was the god who would return to rule the world in peace? quetzalcoatl
who used pictographs? mayans
who discovered the length of a year? mayans
who was composed by small city-states? mesoamerica
who did not use pack animals? mesoameriocans
why was the communication of mesoamericans limited? geography
why did a central government not form in mesoamerica? the rugged terrain of the andes mountains
who relied on human labor rather than beasts of burden? mesoamericans
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