AP US History: Early Native Societies and European Context

Vocabulary flashcards created from AP US History lecture notes on Native American societies, maize cultivation, and European historical context.

Maize (Corn)

A crop discovered around 5, 000 BCE whose cultivation led to permanent settlements, economic development, advanced irrigation, social diversification, and big, complex cities.

Advanced Irrigation

The process of diverting natural water sources to crops.

Social Diversification

Occurs when a settlement or society becomes more complex, causing labor to become more specialized and social hierarchies to develop that organize people into more powerful and less powerful groups.

North east Irique uois

A semi-sedentary Native society in the Northeast that used trees for housing.

Atlantic Coast Cherokee

A semi-sedentary agricultural society where maize, beans, and squash arrived in 1000 BCE, men hunted, and power and possessions were matrilinial.

Matrilinial

A social structure where power and possessions were passed down on the women.

Patriarchy

A men focused society.

Missipian Societies

Native societies that became more complex with the development of social hierarchies.

Great Basin

A region with a hot/dry climate where Native societies followed a nomadic lifestyle with mobile shelter.

Pacific Coast Societies

Native societies that were not agriculture based.

Tribute

A key vocabulary term identified in the AP US History lecture notes.

Matriarchy

A key vocabulary term identified in the AP US History lecture notes.

animism

A key vocabulary term identified in the AP US History lecture notes.

Primogeniture

A key vocabulary term identified in the lecture notes on European social order.

peasants

A key vocabulary term identified in the lecture notes on European society.

republic

A key vocabulary term identified in the lecture notes on political systems.

Civic humanism

A key vocabulary term identified in the lecture notes.

Rennisance

A key vocabulary term identified in the lecture notes on European history.

guilds

A key vocabulary term identified in the lecture notes on economic organization.

Christic ity

A key religious system listed in the lecture notes.

hersey

A key vocabulary term identified in the lecture notes regarding religious concepts.

Islam

A key religious system listed in the lecture notes.

Crusades

A historical series of events listed in the lecture notes regarding religious conflict.

predestination

A religious concept listed in the vocabulary notes.

Protestant Reformation

A major historical religious movement listed in the lecture notes.

Counter Reformation

A major historical religious movement listed in the lecture notes.

Trans-Saharan trade

An economic trade network listed in the lecture notes.

reconquista

A historical movement listed in the lecture notes.

Hiawatha

An important historical person listed under People in the lecture notes.

Martin Lut

An important historical person listed under People in the lecture notes.

Mansa Musa

An important historical person listed under People in the lecture notes.

da Gama

An important historical person listed under People in the lecture notes.

Christophe Colomb

An important historical person listed under People in the lecture notes.

Herr Coctes

An important historical person listed under People in the lecture notes.

Alvare Caraba

An important historical person listed under People in the lecture notes.