79431607 | Neolithic/Agricultural Revolution | the period of time with the deliberate cultivation of particular plants as well as the taming and breeding of particular animals | 0 | |
79431608 | domestication | the taming, and the changing, of nature for the benefit of humankind | 1 | |
79431609 | intensification | getting more for less (more food and resources from a smaller area of land) | 2 | |
79431610 | broad spectrum diet | making use of a large number of plants and hunting and eating both small and large animals | 3 | |
79431611 | diffusion | the gradual spread of agricultural techniques without the extensive movement of agricultural people | 4 | |
79431612 | teosinte | a grass from which modern maize/corn subsequently developed in a process of adaptation and "genetic engineering" over thousands of years | 5 | |
79431613 | animal husbandry | a distinct form of food-producing economy, relying on the milk, meat, and blood of animals | 6 | |
79431614 | chiefdom | an agricultural society in which inherited positions of power and privilege introduced a more distinct element of inequality | 7 | |
93125255 | Bantus | people that migrated from modern-day Nigeria to southern Africa, bringing their language with them | 8 | |
93125256 | Banpo | an ancient village near present-day Xian; suggested technological innovation | 9 | |
93125257 | Çatalhüyük | a very early agricultural village in southern Turkey; layered their buildings; no indication of male or female dominance | 10 | |
93125258 | the Tiv | people of central Nigeria whose successful system dispersed power throughout the society rather than concentrating it on particular people or institutions | 11 | |
93125259 | Igbo | people of southern Nigeria that had an un-inherited title system | 12 | |
93125260 | Cahokia | the largest mound-building chiefdom in North America | 13 |
AP History Ways of the World Chapter 2 Flashcards
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