AP World History Actual Exam 2024
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Mesopotamia -ANSWER-A region between the Tigris and Euphrates
rivers that developed the first urban societies. In the Bronze Age this
area included Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian
empires, In the Iron Age, it was ruled by the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-
Babylonian empires.
Fertile Crescent -ANSWER-The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers gave life
to the first known agricultural villages in this area about 10,000 years
ago and the first known cities about 5,000 years ago. Includes
Mesopotamia, Palestine, and the Nile.
ziggurat -ANSWER-A temple tower of ancient Mesopotamia,
constructed of square or rectangular terraces of diminishing size,
usually with a shrine made of blue enamel bricks on the top
pictograms -ANSWER-A pictorial symbol or sign representing an
object or concept. Used by many non-alphabetic written scripts.
cuneiform -ANSWER-The earliest known form of writing, which was
used by the Sumerians. The name derives from the wedge shaped
marks made with a stylus into soft clay. Used from the 3000s BCE to
the 100s BCE.
ideograms -ANSWER-A character or figure in a writing system in
which the idea of a thing is represented rather than it's name
(example: Chinese)
,Sumer -ANSWER-The world's first civilization, founded in
Mesopotamia, which existed for over 3,000 years.
Xia -ANSWER-A legendary Chinese dynasty that was not believed to
exist until relatively recently. Walled towns ruled by area-specific kings
assembled armies, built cities, and worked bronze. Created
pictograms which would evolve in to the first Chinese script.
Shang -ANSWER-An early Chinese dynasty. Not a unified Chinese
state. Instead rulers and their relatives gave orders through a network
of cities. Earliest evidence of Chinese writing comes from this period.
Zhou -ANSWER-Succeeded the Shang dynasty. Similar to the Shang
And Xia dynastic periods in that China was fragmented politically. Yet,
despite the lack of true centralization, this was one of the longest
Chinese dynasties, lasting about 600 years. It left substantial written
records, unlike the preceding dynasties.
Yellow River -ANSWER-Also known as the Huang-He. The second
longest river in China. The majority of ancient Chinese civilizations
originated in its valley.
Oracle Bones -ANSWER-The earliest known Chinese writing is found
on these from ritual activity of the Shang period.
Teotihuacan -ANSWER-A large central city in the Mesoamerican
region. Located about 25 miles Northeast of present day Mexico City.
Exhibited city planning and unprecedented size for its time. Reached
its peak around the year 450.
,Jenne-Jeno -ANSWER-One of the first urbanized centers in western
Africa. A walled community home to approximately 50,000 people at
its height. Evidence suggests domestication of agriculture and trade
with nearby regions.
Great Zimbabwe -ANSWER-A stone-walled enclosure found in
Southeast Africa. Have been associated with trade, farming, and
mining.
Code of Hammurabi -ANSWER-A collection of 282 laws. One of the
first (but not THE first) examples of written law in the ancient world.
Hittites -ANSWER-An ancient Anatolian group whose empire at
largest extent consisted of most of the Middle East. Some of the first
two-wheeled chariots and iron.
Zoroastrianism -ANSWER-One of the first monotheistic religions,
particularly one with a wide following. It was central to the political and
religious culture of ancient Persia.
Zoroaster -ANSWER-The founder of Persia's classical pre-Islamic
religion, Zoroastrianism.
Hellenistic -ANSWER-Of or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of
culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great.
Trireme -ANSWER-Greek ships built specifically for ramming enemy
ships.
Minoans -ANSWER-One of the early proto-Greek peoples from 2600
BCE to 1500 BCE. Inhabitants of the island of Crete. Their site of
Knossos is pictured above.
, Acropolis -ANSWER-Greek for "high city". The chief temples of the
city were located here.
Plato -ANSWER-Socrates' most well known pupil. Founded an
academy in Athens.
Pax Romana -ANSWER-The "Roman Peace", that is, the state of
comparative concord prevailing within the boundaries of the Roman
Empire from the reign of Augustus (27 B.C.E.-14 C.E.) to that of
Marcus Aurelius (161-180 C.E.)
Republic -ANSWER-A state that is not ruled by a hereditary leader (a
monarchy) but by a person or persons appointed under a constitution
and in some way claims to be "of the people."
Century -ANSWER-The smallest unit of the Roman army, each
composed of some 100 foot soldiers and commanded by a centurion.
A legion was made up of 60 of these. They also formed political
divisions of Roman citizens.
Consul -ANSWER-Under the Roman Republic, one of the two
magistrates holding supreme civil and military authority. Nominated by
the Senate and elected by citizens in the Comitia Centuriata, the
consuls held office for one year and each had power of veto over the
other.
Patricians -ANSWER-The land-owning noblemen in Ancient Rome
Plebeians -ANSWER-All non-land-owning, free men in Ancient Rome
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