4780106371 | Paleolithic Age | Also referred to as the Old Stone Age, people made use of crude stone tools and weapons. | 0 | |
4780106372 | Neolithic Age | Also referred to as the New Stone Age, people learned to polish stone tools, make pottery, grow crops, and raise animals. | 1 | |
4780113494 | Neolithic Revolution | People shifted from food gathering to food producing (hunter-gatherer to farming) | 2 | |
4780113495 | Bronze Age | Period in which people began using bronze, rather than copper or stone, to make tools and weapons. | 3 | |
4780113496 | Civilization | Culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology. | 4 | |
4780114405 | Slash & Burn Agriculture | Farming method in which people clear fields by cutting and burning trees and grasses, the ashes of which serve to fertilize the soil. | 5 | |
4780114406 | Cuneiform | Sumerian system of writing using wedge-shaped symbols | 6 | |
4780114407 | Ziggurats | A tiered, pyramid-shaped structure that formed part of a Sumerian temple. | 7 | |
4780114408 | City-State | A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit. | 8 | |
4780115474 | Oracles | 9 | ||
4780116560 | Catal Huyuk | 10 | ||
4780116561 | Mesopotamia | 11 | ||
4780117664 | Kush | Ancient Nubian kingdom whose rulers controlled Egypt between 2000 and 1000 B.C. | 12 | |
4780117665 | Harappa/Mohenjo-Dara | Indus River Valley civilization that existed around 7000 B.C. and was characterized by sophisticated city planning. | 13 | |
4780120159 | Homo Sapien Sapiens | Biological species to which modern human beings belong | 14 | |
4780120160 | Nomads | Member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water. | 15 | |
4780120161 | Sumerians | 16 | ||
4780121159 | Hammurabi | 17 | ||
4780121160 | Phoenicians | Seafaring people of SW Asia, who around 1100 B.C. began to trade and establish colonies through the Mediterranean region. | 18 | |
4780121962 | Domestication | The taming of animals for human use. | 19 | |
4780121963 | Migration | The act of moving from one place to settle in another. | 20 | |
4780122846 | Pastoralism | Branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock. | 21 |
Pre-AP World History Unit 1 Flashcards
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