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AMSCO AP World History - Chapter 1 Flashcards

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10581249143OverfarmingTo farm so much that land looses its fertility0
10581249144OvergrazingThe continual eating of grasses or their roots, without allowing them to regrow1
10581249145Artifactsobjects made and used by early humans, usually dug up by archaeologists2
10581249146Paleolithic PeriodThe Early Years of human history, ended around 8000 B.C.E., also call the "Stone Age"3
10581249147Neolithic RevolutionA set of dramatic changes in how people lived based on the development of agriculture4
10581249148MonotheismThe religious practice of worshiping only one deity5
10581249149Bronze AgeThe era (around 3300-2300 B.C.E.) in which the practice of metallurgy arose6
10581249150CivilizationA large society with cities and powerful states7
10581249151Core and Foundational CivilizationsCivilizations that developed ways of life, such as language, religious beliefs, and economic practices, that would heavily influence successor civilizations in their regions8
10581249152JerichoOne of humankind's first cities9
10581249153Catal HuyukAn ancient city in present-day Turkey that was founded in 7500 B.C.E.10
10581249154TextilesItems made of cloth11
10581249155Specialization of LaborThe process of allowing people to focus on limited tasks12
10581249156CopperThe first metal used in replacement of stone13
10581249157BronzeA combination of tin and copper that was found to be stronger than either of the two metals by themselves14
10581249158Hunter-foragersPeople who hunt and forage for their food15
10581249159AgricultureThe practice of raising crops or livestock on a continual and controlled basis16
10581249160SurplusMore than needed17
10581249161DomesticationThe process of taming wild animals so that they can be brought up to live with humans18
10581249162Nomadic PastoralismPeople moving herds of animals from pasture to pasture19
10581249163Kinship GroupsRelated families that moved together in search of food (20-40 people)20
10581249164ClanKinship Groups were sometimes a part of a larger group of relatives called a:21
10581249165TribeA group of clans22
10581249166PatriarchyA society dominated by men23
10581249167ArtisansPeople who made objects or tools that people needed24
10581249168MerchantsPeople who buy and sell goods for a living25
10581249169Social StratificationSociety's categorization of people into groups based on wealth, posessions, etc.26
10581249170Priestspeople who performed religious ceremonies27
10581249171Priestessesfemales who conducted religious rituals28
10581249172AnimismThe belief that animals, rivers, and other elements of nature embody spirits29
10581249173MetallurgyThe science and study of metals30

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