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AP WORLD HISTORY UNIT ONE Flashcards

everything on the unit one summary expect for the river valley civilizations

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7946631934East Asiacountries include: Japan, South Korea, North Korea, China.0
7946631935Southeast AsiaVietnam, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Brunei1
7946631936South AsiaIndia, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka2
7946631937Southwest Asia and North AfricaEgypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, Lydia, Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, Cyprus3
7946631938Central AsiaRussia, Mongolia, the "-stans", Georgia4
7946631939Sub-Saharan AfricaCountries below the Sahara: Nigeria, Somalia, Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, etc.5
7946631940Eastern EuropePoland, Slovakia, Lithuania, Croatia, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Kosovo, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia etc.6
7946631941Western EuropeGermany, France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium7
7946631942North AmericaCanada, United States, Mexico8
7946631943Latin AmericaBrazil, Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Columbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Venezuela9
7946631944OceaníaAustralia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea10
7946631945Civilization Definition (5 parts)•advanced cities •system of writing •advanced technology •complex institutions •skilled workers11
7946631946Independent InventionAn idea or technology was invented/created independent of outside influence12
7946631947Diffusionan idea or technology was introduced to a region/society/civilization by members of another civilization13
7946631948Agricultural Revolution•the first major even studied in ap world •8000-3000 BC •implementation of farming techniques, usually followed by the domestication of animals •humans transitioned from foragers to farmers, starting the beginning of the Neolithic Age, impacted gender roles, led to the spread of agriculture and allowed civilizations to develop14
7946767267Characteristics of Early Agricultural Civilizations1. Permanent Settlements 2. Specialized Workers 3. Technological Innovations 4. Governments 5. Social Classes 6. Religion15
7946767268Permanent Settlementsimpact of Neolithic/agricultural revolution, led to civilizations, people made villages, towns and cities16
7946767269Specialized Workersmany people didn't have farms so they were specialized in other areas such as ceramics or textile production, people became political or religious leaders, people had other professions in commerce and civil engineering17
7946767270Technological Innovationsfarming developed the use of various metals for weapons and other goods, had advanced irrigation due to the large amount of specialized workers18
7946767271Governmentsformed to organize and oversee advancements and innovations made for the civilization and to regulate commerce and protect the citizens19
7946767272Social Classespeople had more land than others, had elite classes for farm/large land owners,20
7946767273Religionpeople became more educated in seasons and nature which created religions and rituals21

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