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AP World History Spodek Ch. 1 Flashcards

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6560317916Anthropologystudy of humans in social and physical aspects0
6560318375Archaeologystudy of people and culture by examining excavated artifacts and remains1
6560320046Chauvet Cavelocated in southern France; contains the earliest and best preserved cave paintings2
6560322462Easter Islandlocated in southeastern Pacific Ocean; famous for the large moai statues created by an early people3
6560326084Egalitarianbelieving in the principle that everyone is equal4
6560327142Epiclong poem about a hero ; example is the Iliad5
6560330143EurasiaEurope and Asia considered as one continent6
6560330315Historiographystudy of how historians make records7
6560331559Hominidall the types of bipedal primates (modern or extinct)8
6560332446Ice Agelong period when cooler Earth had ice and glaciers9
6560333816Land bridgesstrips of land that connect continents and can be submerged; there's one between Alaska and Siberia10
6560336436Mesopotamiaancient civilization that was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Asia11
6560337213Natural selectionmembers of a species with better traits for survival will live and reproduce so future generations have the best traits; other "lesser" species will die off12
6560341899Olduvai Gorgelocated in Tanzania; excavated by the Leakeys; showed that the earliest human species lived in Africa; showed how they used tools13
6560343454Paleoanthropologystudy of early human species using fossils and remains14
6560345177Paleolithicthe oldest part of the Stone Age15
6560345471Patriarchysystem of male-created and male-dominated institutions16
6560346425Political Sciencestudy of governments17
6560347293Prehistorytime that has no written records18
6560347831Primary sourcecomes from a participant in the event19
6560348801Radiocarbon datingfinding date of artifact by what remains of radiocarbon atoms that decay at a steady rate20
6560351786Feminismadvocating for equality between men and women21
6560352568Savannagrassy plain with limited trees and rain22
6560353748Secondary sourcecomments on the consequences of events23
6560355659Teleologystudy of final causes; "everything happens for a reason"24
6560356886Tundravast, level, treeless plain in an arctic region25
6560359739Venus objectsart that emphasizes the female figure for fertility26

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