10508104901 | Paleolithic Age | The first period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E. | 0 | |
10508109107 | Neolithic Age | "New Stone Age"; About 10,000 years ago marked by advances in the production of stone tools. Shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture. | 1 | |
10508113700 | Bronze Age | the period in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze for tools and weapons. | 2 | |
10508116381 | Civilization | A complex, highly organized social order | 3 | |
10508118788 | city-state | A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside | 4 | |
10508121794 | oracle | a person thought to be a source of wisdom or prophecy. | 5 | |
10508123863 | Monotheism | Belief in one God | 6 | |
10508126242 | Homo sapiens sapiens | Modern humans. | 7 | |
10508130052 | Neolithic Revolution | A turning point in the stone age when humans began farming. | 8 | |
10508132764 | Slash and burn agriculture | a farming technique in which trees are cut down and burned to clear and fertilize the land. | 9 | |
10508139987 | Nomads | People who move from place to place. | 10 | |
10508144906 | Ideographic Symbols | A type of writing system in which a character or symbol represents an idea or thing without expressing the pronunciation of a word or words. | 11 | |
10508148244 | Phoenicians | People who spread their alphabet to others including the Hebrews, Romans, and Greeks. | 12 | |
10508151768 | Polytheism | Belief in more than one god | 13 |
AP World History Period 1 Flashcards
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