AP World History Chapter 1 Terms Flashcards
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| 207509461 | Hunting and Gathering | The process of living that involves hunting for meat, gathering edible produce, and traveling frequently. | 0 | |
| 207509462 | Civilization | a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) | 1 | |
| 207509463 | Paleolithic | second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC | 2 | |
| 207509464 | Neolithic | The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution. It follows the Paleolithic period. | 3 | |
| 207509465 | Nomads | people with no permanent home; move from place to place in search of food, | 4 | |
| 207509466 | Savages | Primitive or uncivilized people | 5 | |
| 207509467 | Culture | all the knowledge and values shared by a society | 6 | |
| 207509468 | Homo Sapiens | The species name for modern humans, A species of the creatures Hominid who have larger brains and to which humans belong, dependent of language and usage of tools. | 7 | |
| 207509469 | Neanderthals | a type of Homo Sapiens that made clothes from animal skins and seem to have been the first to bury their dead | 8 | |
| 207509470 | Band | a level of social organization normally consisting of between 20 and 30 people; nomadic hunters and gatherers; labor divided on a gender basis. | 9 | |
| 207509471 | Agrarian Revolution | Occured between 8,000 and 5,000 BCE; transition from hunting and gathering to sedentary agriculture. | 10 | |
| 207509472 | Natufian Complex | Preagriculture culture; located in present-day Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon; practiced the collection of naturally present barley and wheat to supplement game; typified by large settlement sites. | 11 | |
| 207509473 | Matrilocal | A culture in which young men upon marriage go to live with the brides of families. | 12 | |
| 207509474 | Matrilineal | relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother | 13 | |
| 207509475 | Shifting Civilization | process by which people take an area of land to use for agriculture. only to abandon it a short time later | 14 | |
| 207509476 | Pastoralism | A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter. | 15 | |
| 207509477 | Huang He River Civilization | earliest civilization in China, centralized state from the start (political, ideology, ruler thought to connect heaven and earth, culture similar to ancient times) | 16 | |
| 207509478 | Meso America | A region extending south and east from Central Mexico but ending before South America (includes present day Mexico and Central America) | 17 | |
| 207509479 | Jericho | early walled urban culture based on sedentary agriculture; located in modern Israel-occupied West Bank near Jordan River. | 18 | |
| 207509480 | Catal Huyuk | One of first true cities in history, created in the Neolithic Era in 6500 to 5500 BC, from which were created agriculture, trading, temples, housing, and religions | 19 | |
| 207509481 | Bronze Age | a period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze | 20 | |
| 207509482 | Stupa | Buddhist shrine that is shaped like a dome or mound | 21 |