AP World History Period 1

king of Egypt. The term literally means "the palace" and only came into use in the New Kingdom

person believed to have ability to act as bridge between living humans and supernatural forces

series of knotted cords, used for accounting and perhaps as a form of writing

technological changes-4000 b.c.e., as people began to develop new uses for domesticated animals

buildup of minerals in soil, decreasing its fertility; can be caused by long-term irrigation.

Wedge-shaped writing in the form of symbols incised into clay tablets;

process of getting more in return for less; e.g., growing more food on a smaller plot of land.

An important Neolithic site in what is now Turkey.

smaller civ. whose development of monotheistic faith provided foundation of modern Judaism

Village-based agricultural societies that functioned without a formal government apparatus

Ancient Egypt's most famous queen; reigned 1472-1457 B.C.E.

Region sometimes known as Southwest Asia the earliest home of agriculture.

civilization S of Egypt in Nile Valley, noted alphabetic writing system, ironworking industry.

societal grouping governed by chief-relies on generosity, ritual status, or charisma

home of major civilization that emerged in now Pakistan during the third millennium B.C.E.,

A legendary series of monarchs of early China, traditionally dated to 2200-1766 B.C.E.

A major city of the Indus Valley civilization; flourished around 2000 B.C.E.

major city of the Indus Valley civilization; flourished around 2000 B.C.E.

Region along central coast of Peru, home of civilization that developed 3000-1800 B.C.E.

Site of important early agricultural settlement of perhaps 2,000 people in present-day Israel.

The largest city of ancient Mesopotamia.

human society relies on domesticated animals rather than plants as the main source of food;

An Indo-European civilization established in Anatolia in the eighteenth century B.C.E.

Chinese emperors, this was the belief that a ruler held authority by command of divine force

civilization in the area of present-day Lebanon, creators of first alphabetic writing system.

Egyptian writing system; literally, "sacred carvings

series of laws-King of Babylon, number of laws that proclaim king's commitment to social order.

An advanced civilization that developed on the island of Crete around 2500 B.C.E.

animal bones that were heated and the cracks then interpreted as prophecies.

An early civilization that developed along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico around 1200 B.C.E.

Title ruler of China, first known from the Zhou dynasty.

Commonly used term for southern Mesopotamia (in present-day Iraq)

Period of Chinese history from 1122 to 256 B.C.E.

Period of Chinese history from 1766 to 1122 B.C.E.

The taming and changing of nature for the benefit of humankind

known as Neolithic Revolution, this is the transformation of human (and world) existence

pastoral group of unknown ethnicity invaded Egypt and ruled in north from 1650 to 1535 B.C.E.

Hoe-based agriculture, typical of early agrarian societies.

Asian-language family whose speakers gradually became dominant culture of the Philippines,

The "land between the rivers" Tigris and Euphrates, in what is now Iraq.

Monumental tomb for an Egyptian pharaoh; mostly built during the Old Kingdom (2663-2195 B.C.E.)

The wild ancestor of maize.

The largest city of ancient Mesoamerica; flourished around 500 C.E.

Literally "rule of the father"; a social system of male dominance.

famous extant literary work Mesopotamia, it tells the story of one man's quest for immortality.

Mesopotamian stepped pyramid-solid structure of baked brick, an artificial hill at the summit

African-language family whose speakers gradually became dominant culture of E and S Africa

The gradual spread of agricultural techniques without extensive population movement.