AP World Lap One Flashcards

216607322	the period when classical empires develop independently from each other	Foundations Period	0
216607323	when was the foundations period	8,000 BCE - 600 CE	1
216607324	Where were the first civilizations	along rivers	2
216607325	Why were the first civilizations built along rivers?	allowed them to farm and there was easy irrigation there	3
216607326	Mesopotamia	first civilization to develop farming	4
216607327	the characteristics of CLASSICAL civilization	independent development marked by some interaction via trade government religion trade/interaction	5
216607328	Significance of Africa	the birthplace of humans	6
216607329	when does the foundations period end	when dominate religion (ISLAM) begins	7
216607330	how old is the earth	4 billion years	8
216607331	hominids	human-like creatures appeared in africa 2.5-4 million years	9
216607332	homo habilus	means handy man made stone tools for hunting died off	10
216607333	Homo erectus	peking man and java man taller and faster larger brain die off	11
216607334	Homo sapiens	Neanderthal	12
216607335	Homo sapiens sapiens	cro-magnon modern man	13
216607336	when was the Paleolithic age	2.5 mil - 12,000 BCE	14
216607337	What does the word Paleolithic refer to?	old stone age	15
216607338	what are the characteristics of the Paleolithic people?	erect stature larger brain have thumbs omnivores reproduce more develop speech	16
216607339	the accomplishments of the Paleolithic people	made fire speech used animal skins spread the population created art buried the dead	17
216607340	the challenges of the paleolithic people	had 4 ice ages had to adapt to the environment	18
216607341	Venus of Willendorf	small statue fat, pregnant woman from the Paleolithic period	19
216607342	Neolithic Age time	8,000 - 4,000 BCE after Mesolithic Age	20
216607343	Neolithic Revolution	shift from hunter/gatherer to agriculture from nomadic to settled/permant	21
216607344	who began the Neolithic Revolution	the women they noticed how when seeds fell a plant would later grow there	22
216607345	Pros of the Neolithic revolution	longer life span more children population explosion good nutrition lead to civilization more control new inventions use of metal domestication of animals	23
216607346	cons of Neolithic Revolution	contagious diseases erosion and soil depletion start to see less equality and respect for women	24
216607347	what ended the Neolithic Age?	the discovery of metal	25
216607348	what made you civilized?	being settled; not nomadic	26
216607349	characteristics of a civilization	city government religion writing job specializing art/architecture division of jobs	27
216607350	why did civilizations develop?	because of agriculture	28
216607351	drawbacks of civilization	more prone to war inequality for women violent contagious diseases kills the environment	29
216607352	benefits of hunter gatherer societies	much simpler way of life life would go more smoothly more equality for women live in synergy with the environment able to move quickly; no baggage	30
216607353	biggest group of hunter gatherers	Monguls	31
216607354	benefits of civilization	better health more food more diverse economy less danger	32
216719776	what is the environment	the natural world climate, geography, weather, etc.	33
216719777	What was one of the first books to be published in worry for the environment?	Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in 1962	34
216719778	Kudzu plant	an invasive species was brought over from Japan and harmed the environment	35
216719779	Impacts of Humans on Environment	population growth invasive species industrialization economic activity technology	36
216719780	Examples of harmful industrialization	strip mining and pollution	37
216719781	ecotourism	going place most people wouldnt have a long time ago because they couldnt do anything with the environment	38
216719782	Environmental Determinism	the way the environment can affect the success of a civilization	39
216719783	how many domesticated animals were there?	14	40
216719784	how many domesticated animals in Eurasia	13	41
216719785	requirements for domesticated animals:	diet humans can supply rapid growth rate to 100 lbs. ability to breed in captivity tractable disposition submissive social structure do not panic when enclosed	42
216719786	why does the East/West axis succeed	since they lie on the same latitudes they have small climatic variation and supports idea diffusion	43
216719787	pros of East/West axis	domesticatable animals easier to travel	44
216719788	similarities amongst the four river valley civilizations	polytheistic theocracy/monarchy patriarchal have a river social hierarchy cities writing systems math and science technological advancements	45
216719789	Differences amongst the four river valley civilizations	egypt was the weakest in patriarchy egypt had positive religion	46