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AP World History Early Agriculture Flashcards

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10430624280agriculture(n.) farming (It was a huge step in the progress of civilization when tribes left hunting and gathering and began to develop more sustainable methods of obtaining food, such as agriculture.)0
10430624281bipedalismthe ability to walk upright on two legs1
10430624679Catal Hayuka large neolithic city in modern Turkey; used stone and bone for tools but died out before metal was used, from 6500BCE-5700BCE.2
10430624680cultural diffusionThe spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another3
10430625283division of laborcharacteristic of civilizations in which different people perform different jobs4
10430625284horticulturethe art or practice of garden cultivation and management.5
10430627525independent inventiondevelopment of the same culture trait or pattern in separate cultures as a result of comparable needs and circumstances6
10430627526Jerichoone of the first Neolithic villages oldest Neolithic community in the West Bank between Israel and Jordan7
10430627870Lucythe first human who left remains of her bones; she lived around 3.5 million years ago.8
10430627871Neolithic craft industriespottery, metallurgy (copper, then bronze), textiles9
10430628310Neolithic RevolutionThe switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle is this revolution.10
10430628311Paleolithic RevolutionA time in history where humans primarily survived in small groups and were nomadic.11
10430629035pastoralismA type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter.12
10430629036polytheismBelief in many gods13
10430629432specializationthe development of skills in a specific kind of work A focus on a particular activity or area of study14
10430629433surplusquantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded15

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