--> -->

AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

AP World History Time Period 1 Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
4779634081Origins of manAfrica.0
4779634083Paleolithic2.5 million to - 10,000 years ago (8,000BCE) . Literally means "Old Stone". Although humans also made tools from bone, antlers, and wood. Culture: hunting, gathering (foraging), and nomadism. Perhaps the most remarkable feat was Paleolithic people's ability to migrate and adapt to a wide range of environments.1
4779634084Hunter- Forager SocietyAt center of society was the nuclear family which then expanded outward to include ties between related families. These larger groups were called a Kinship group and included between 20-40 people. The Kinship group expanded out further to include a larger group called a clan. Often clans could further group together in time of need to form a tribe. - Trade often further connected these groups too.2
4779634085PatriarchalCharacteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men.3
4779634090DomesticationTaking an animal or plant and adapting it to human use.4
4779634092Neolithic/Neolithic RevolutionLiterally "New Stone". Agriculture is the big game changer! Begins as early as 10,000 years ago (8000 BCE) in the Middle East - with agriculture humans begin moving toward what we call "civilization".5
4779634093Pastoralismraising of livestock on natural pastures. (early pastoralist people spread farming technology because of mobility)6
4779634094CivilizationAgriculture eventually led to societies with settled communities (more urban) . Characteristics: specialization of labor, towns and cities, government, organized religion, technological innovations, including writing.7
4779634095Code of HammurabiBabylonian King laid down the procedure for law courts and regulated property rights and duties of family members, setting harsh punishments for crimes. Standardizing a legal system was one of the features of early river valley civilizations8
4779634096CuneiformSumerian (Mesopotamian) writing. Perhaps the first writing system.9
4779634097ZigguratsTemples to gods in Mesopotamia10
4779634099Egyptian political + state-organizationUnlike Mesopotamian civilization, Egyptian civilization featured very durable and centralized institutions led by pharaohs who ruled over Egypt's vast Empire.11
4779634101Egyptian writinghieroglyphics12
4779634102OlmecsOlmec civilization prospered in Pre-Classical (Formative) Mesoamerica from c. 1200 BCE to c. 400 BCE and is generally considered the forerunner of all subsequent Mesoamerican cultures such as the Maya and Aztecs.13
4779634103ChavinThe Chavin civilization flourished between 900 and 200 BCE in the northern and central Andes and was one the earliest pre-Inca cultures.14
4779643181Mohenjo-Daro and HarappaLargest cities of the Indus Valley civilization. It was centrally located in the extensive floodplain of the Indus River. Little is known about the political institutions of Indus Valley communities, but the large-scale implies central planning.15
4779645352HittitesThe group of people who toppled the Babylonian empire and were responsible for two technological innovations--the war chariots and refinement of iron metallurgy.16
4779649658Shang DynastyChinese dynasty (about 1750-1122 B.C.) which was mostly a farming society ruled by an aristocracy mostly concerned with war. They're best remembered for their art of bronze casting.17

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!

-->