AP History Ways of the World Chapter 2 Flashcards

79431607	Neolithic/Agricultural Revolution	the period of time with the deliberate cultivation of particular plants as well as the taming and breeding of particular animals	0
79431608	domestication	the taming, and the changing, of nature for the benefit of humankind	1
79431609	intensification	getting more for less (more food and resources from a smaller area of land)	2
79431610	broad spectrum diet	making use of a large number of plants and hunting and eating both small and large animals	3
79431611	diffusion	the gradual spread of agricultural techniques without the extensive movement of agricultural people	4
79431612	teosinte	a grass from which modern maize/corn subsequently developed in a process of adaptation and "genetic engineering" over thousands of years	5
79431613	animal husbandry	a distinct form of food-producing economy, relying on the milk, meat, and blood of animals	6
79431614	chiefdom	an agricultural society in which inherited positions of power and privilege introduced a more distinct element of inequality	7
93125255	Bantus	people that migrated from modern-day Nigeria to southern Africa, bringing their language with them	8
93125256	Banpo	an ancient village near present-day Xian; suggested technological innovation	9
93125257	Çatalhüyük	a very early agricultural village in southern Turkey; layered their buildings; no indication of male or female dominance	10
93125258	the Tiv	people of central Nigeria whose successful system dispersed power throughout the society rather than concentrating it on particular people or institutions	11
93125259	Igbo	people of southern Nigeria that had an un-inherited title system	12
93125260	Cahokia	the largest mound-building chiefdom in North America	13