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AP World History: Earliest Humans Flashcards

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4796422222in africa1) 250000 years ago 2) first evidence of fire usage 3) first evidence of stone tool use 4) culture was more import than biology for the 1st time0
4796423682into asia100000-70000 years ago1
4796424513into australia1) 60000-40000 years ago 2) first evidence of boat usage2
4796425189into the americas1) 30000-15000 years ago 2) 2 theories3
47964264402 theories for migration into the Americas1) land bridge connecting russia and alaska 2) boats along the coast4
4796427139into the pacific1) 3500 years ago 2) used boats and navigation technology 3) brought plants and animals with them 4) deliberately wanted to settle the islands5
4796440095general characteristics of paleolithic life1) hunter and gatherers 2) small bands 25-50 people 3) relationship based on kinship (not necessarily family) 4) seasonally nomadic 5) did not have many material possessions 6) high egalitarian societies (no formal leaders and equal in relationships, wealth, power, gender, etc.) 7) children under age 5 had little chance of surviving 8) greatly utilized the environment 9) had more leisure time (25 hrs a week)6
4796448358biggest paleolithic values1) sharing 2) cooperation 3) equality 4) modesty7
4796454294paleolithic life expectancy35 years old8
4796459897paleolithic spirituality1) had a spiritual life 2) had ceremonies and rituals 3) strong feminine aspects9
4796464169paleolithic peoples settling down1) several paleolithic peoples stopped being nomadic 2) the end of the ice age enabled plants and animals to flourish10

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