6653364505 | 2.5 Million Years | Age of earliest, known human species. | 0 | |
6653364506 | Homo sapiens sapiens | The most advanced of the human species originating about 120,000 years ago. | 1 | |
6653364507 | "Big Concepts" of early human history | hunting, agriculture, human societies | 2 | |
6653364508 | Black Sea region | Area where hunting became less productive 10,000 years ago. | 3 | |
6653364509 | The rise of agricutlure | A consequence of hunting and gathering becoming less productive. | 4 | |
6653364510 | Key Elements of Early Civilization | irrigation, tools, manufacturing, specialization | 5 | |
6653364511 | Consequences of Agriculture | higher birth rates, social inequality | 6 | |
6653364512 | Yucca | leaves and sticks used for starting fires | 7 | |
6653364513 | Opposable Thumb | Allows humans to grip and manipulate objects | 8 | |
6653364514 | Paleolithic Era | Old Stone Age, 2.5M to 12,000 BCE | 9 | |
6653364515 | 750,000 Years | Onset of fire | 10 | |
6653364516 | Homo erectus | Less apelike species with a larger brain and erect stance that emerged between 500,000 and 750,000. | 11 | |
6653364517 | Equality Among Sexes | Men and women labored equally hard and the work of each was valued. | 12 | |
6653364518 | Speech | Allowed more group cooperation and sharing of technical knowledge. | 13 | |
6653364519 | eastern Africa | Location for the origin of the human species. | 14 | |
6653364520 | 250,000 Years | Human inhabitation of Britain. | 15 | |
6653364521 | 25,000 Years | Humans migrated across the land bridge from Siberia to Alaska reaching the tip of South America. | 16 | |
6653364522 | 14,000 Years | The great ice age ended. | 17 | |
6653364523 | Mesolithic Era | Middle Stone Age from 12,000 to 8000 BCE | 18 | |
6653364524 | Neolithic Era | New Stone Age from 8000 to 4000 BCE | 19 | |
6653364525 | Neolithic Revolution | The gradual development and transition to agriculture from about 8500-3500 BCE. | 20 | |
6653364526 | Hunting and Gathering | The original human economy where groups hunted for meet and foraged for grains, nuts and berries. | 21 | |
6653364527 | Disease | Resulted from settled agricultural societies and denser population concentrations. | 22 | |
6653364528 | Catal Huyuk | Neolithic town in southern Turkey founded around 7000 BCE. | 23 | |
6653364529 | Bronze Age | Introduction of Bronze tools beginning about 4000 BCE. | 24 | |
6653364530 | Metalworking | Allowed for more efficient farming and superior weapons. | 25 | |
6653364531 | 4000 Years | The wheel was introduced | 26 | |
6653364532 | Nomads | Cattle and sheep-herding societies normally found on the fringes of society. | 27 | |
6653364533 | Examples of Nomadic Societies | Hittites, Greeks, Huns, Lapps | 28 | |
6653364534 | Seasonal Travel | Necessity of nomadic cultures in search of adequate food and vegetation. | 29 | |
6653364535 | Animals | The core of nomadic cultural identity and often a measure of wealth. | 30 |
AP World History: Prehistory to Early Civilizations Flashcards
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