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AMSCO AP World History Chapter 1 Flashcards

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7264270024OverfarmingTo farm so much that land looses its fertility0
7264270025OvergrazingThe continual eating of grasses or their roots, without allowing them to regrow1
7264270026Artifactsobjects made and used by early humans, usually dug up by archaeologists2
7264270027Paleolithic PeriodThe Early Years of human history, ended around 8000 B.C.E., also call the "Stone Age"3
7264270028Neolithic RevolutionA set of dramatic changes in how people lived based on the development of agriculture4
7264270029MonotheismThe religious practice of worshiping only one deity5
7264270030Bronze AgeThe era (around 3300-2300 B.C.E.) in which the practice of metallurgy arose6
7264270031CivilizationA large society with cities and powerful states7
7264270032Core and Foundational CivilizationsCivilizations that developed ways of life, such as language, religious beliefs, and economic practices, that would heavily influence successor civilizations in their regions8
7264270033JerichoOne of humankind's first cities9
7264270034Catal HuyukAn ancient city in present-day Turkey that was founded in 7500 B.C.E.10
7264270035TextilesItems made of cloth11
7264270036Specialization of LaborThe process of allowing people to focus on limited tasks12
7264270037CopperThe first metal used in replacement of stone13
7264270038BronzeA combination of tin and copper that was found to be stronger than either of the two metals by themselves14
7264270039Hunter-foragersPeople who hunt and forage for their food15
7264270040AgricultureThe practice of raising crops or livestock on a continual and controlled basis16
7264270041SurplusMore than needed17
7264270042DomesticationThe process of taming wild animals so that they can be brought up to live with humans18
7264270043Nomadic PastoralismPeople moving herds of animals from pasture to pasture19
7264270044Kinship GroupsRelated families that moved together in search of food (20-40 people)20
7264270045ClanKinship Groups were sometimes a part of a larger group of relatives called a:21
7264270046TribeA group of clans22
7264270047PatriarchyA society dominated by men23
7264270048ArtisansPeople who made objects or tools that people needed24
7264270049MerchantsPeople who buy and sell goods for a living25
7264270050Social StratificationSociety's categorization of people into groups based on wealth, posessions, etc.26
7264270051Priestspeople who performed religious ceremonies27
7264270053AnimismThe belief that animals, rivers, and other elements of nature embody spirits28
7264273530Home sapiens sapienshumans that appeared in east Africa 20000 to 100000 year ago. they ate seeds nuts fruits and roots. also called hunter-gatherers29

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