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AP History Ways of the World Chapter 2 Flashcards

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79431607Neolithic/Agricultural Revolutionthe period of time with the deliberate cultivation of particular plants as well as the taming and breeding of particular animals0
79431608domesticationthe taming, and the changing, of nature for the benefit of humankind1
79431609intensificationgetting more for less (more food and resources from a smaller area of land)2
79431610broad spectrum dietmaking use of a large number of plants and hunting and eating both small and large animals3
79431611diffusionthe gradual spread of agricultural techniques without the extensive movement of agricultural people4
79431612teosintea grass from which modern maize/corn subsequently developed in a process of adaptation and "genetic engineering" over thousands of years5
79431613animal husbandrya distinct form of food-producing economy, relying on the milk, meat, and blood of animals6
79431614chiefdoman agricultural society in which inherited positions of power and privilege introduced a more distinct element of inequality7
93125255Bantuspeople that migrated from modern-day Nigeria to southern Africa, bringing their language with them8
93125256Banpoan ancient village near present-day Xian; suggested technological innovation9
93125257Çatalhüyüka very early agricultural village in southern Turkey; layered their buildings; no indication of male or female dominance10
93125258the Tivpeople of central Nigeria whose successful system dispersed power throughout the society rather than concentrating it on particular people or institutions11
93125259Igbopeople of southern Nigeria that had an un-inherited title system12
93125260Cahokiathe largest mound-building chiefdom in North America13

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