AP World history Chapter 1 Flashcards

202992012	Paleolithic Age	(750,000 BCE - 10,000 B.C.E.) Old Stone Age. A period of time in human history characterized by the use of stone tools and the use of hunting and gathering as a food source.	0
202992013	Neolithic Age	The New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 B.C.E.; period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred; domestication of plants and animals accomplished.	1
202992014	Slash and Burn Agriculture	Another name for shifring cultivation, so named because fields are cleared by slashing the vegetation and burning the debris.	2
202992015	Neolithic Revolution	(10,000 - 8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization.	3
202992016	Pastoralism	A nomadic agricultural lifestyle based on herding domesticated animals; tended to produce independent people capable of challenging sedentary agricultural societies.	4
202992017	Domestication	the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food	5
202992018	Sedentary	characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place	6
202992019	Civilization	a form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology.	7
202992020	Institution	an organization or establishment devoted to the promotion of a particular cause.	8
202992021	Patriarchal	male led society and household	9
202992022	Animism	sees gods in many aspects of nature and propitiates them to help control and explain nature.	10
202992023	Polytheism	belief in more than one god	11
202992024	Monotheism	belief in a single God	12