AP World Ch. 1 Vocab Flashcards

188285403	natural selection	The biological process by which variations that enhance a population's ability to survive in a particular environment become dominant in a species over very long periods and lead to the evolution of new species.	0
188285404	evolution	The biological theory that, over time, changes occur in plants and animals, mainly as a result of natural selection and genetic mutation, result in new species.	1
188285405	australopithecines	the several extinct species of humanlike primates that existed during the Pleistocene eta	2
188285406	hominid	The biological family that includes humans and humanlike primates	3
188285407	bipedalism	The ability to walk on two legs, characteristic of hominids	4
188285408	Great Ice Age	Geological era that occured between ca. 2 million and 11,000 years ago. As a result of climate shifts, large numbers of new species evolved during this period aka Pleistocene epochq	5
188285409	Homo erectus	Extinct human species, evolved in Africa 2 million years ago	6
188285410	Homo habilis	First human species (now extinct), evolved in Africa 2.5 million years ago	7
188285411	Homo sapiens	The current human species that evolved in Africa about 200,000 years ago. It includes archaic forms such as (now extinct) Neanderthals and all modern humans.	8
188285412	Culture	Socially transmitted patterns of action and expression. Material culture refers to physical objects, such as dwellings, clothing, tools, and crafts. Also includes arts, beliefs, knowledge, and technology.	9
188285413	History	The study of past events and changes in the development, transmission, and transformation of social practices.	10
188285414	Stone Age	The historical period characterized by the production of tools from stone. Followed by Bronze and Iron Ages.	11
188285415	Paleolithic	The period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. It predates the Neolithic period.	12
188285416	Neolithic	The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution(s). It follows the Paleolithic period. (p. 11)	13
188285417	Forager	people who support themselves by hunting wild animals and eating edible plants	14
188285418	Agricultural Revolutions	The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 and 2000 B.C.E. aka Neolithic Revolution	15
188285419	Holocene	the geological era since the end of the Great Ice Age about 11,000 years ago.	16
188285420	Megaliths	structures and complexes of very large stones constructed for ceremonial and religious purposes in Neolithic times.	17