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AP World Prehistory Vocab Flashcards

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78968473Prehistorythe period before the invention of writing0
78968474Historybranch of knowledge dealing with past events (after writing began)1
78968475PaleolithicOld Stone Age, a long period of human development before the development of agriculture2
78968476NeolithicNew Stone Age (10,000-4,000 B.C.E.), which was marked by the discovery and mastery of agriculture3
78968477Domesticationto convert things to domestic uses, tame4
78968478Specializationto pursue some special line of study, work, etc.5
78968479Egalitarianasserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social life6
78968480Complex Societya social formation that is otherwise described as a formative or developed state7
78968481Metallurgythe technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties8
78968482PastoralismA type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter.9
78968483Savannaha flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions10
78968484Nomadic(of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently11
78968485Civilizationa society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)12
78968486Ethnocentrismbelief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group13
78968487Foragingthe act of searching for food and provisions14
78968488Shifting CultivationA form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for relatively few years and left fallow for a relatively long period.15
78968489Slash-and-burn agricultureconsists of cutting and burning of forests or woodlands to create fields for agriculture or pasture for livestock, or for a variety of other purposes. It is sometimes part of shifting cultivation agriculture, and of transhumance livestock herding.16
78968490Gender division of laborLabor divided between man and woman, hunting and gathering etc.17
78968491Obsidianblack volcanic rock18
78968492Barteran exchange in trade; to exchange goods19

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