Flashcards
AP World History Summer Vocab
Cards in this deck (13)
- 1PolytheismA religion that worships and believes in multiple gods
(Ex. Greek Mythology & Hinduism) - 2Pastoral Society (Pastoralism)The practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society
- 3Hunting and GatheringAn early society where people hunted wild animals and gathered wild plants for food
- 4PatriarchalOf, relating to, or a characteristic of a system/society/government controlled by men
- 5Neolithic RevolutionIntroduction of agriculture, domestication of animals, and a more sedentary life in the later part of the Stone Age
- 6Syncretism (as it relates to religion)The amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or thoughts
- 7Cultural DiffusionThe spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point
- 8SlaveryThe practice or system of owning slaves
- 9MonotheismA type of religion that only worships one God
(Ex. Christianity) - 10MetallurgyThe technique/science of working or heating metals to give them certain desired shapes or properties
- 11Social StratificationA system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy
- 12Independent InnovationCultures or societies that invented something (ex. agriculture) for themselves showing originality
(opposite of cultural diffusion - 13Sedentary AgricultureThe agricultural farm or field stays in the same location