AP World Chapter 1 Flashcards

Chapter 1 Terms

279921543	Paleolithic	Paleolithic refers to the time when homo erectus and homo sapiens appeared on earth and lasted uptil 14000 years ago. The people that lived during this time are most closest to modern humans in ancestry, and they were hunter-gatherers who made simple tools with stone and sticks.	0
279921544	Neolithic	Neolithic refers to the time when agriculture and polished stone tools became common. In this era, people started metalworking, which assisted in the newly developed agriculture, which gave a steadier source of food, allowing populations to increase.	1
279921545	Hunting-Gathering	Hunting-gathering societies are those who get their food mainly from hunting animals and gathering plants. Hnter-gatherer societies were most common in the Paleolithic Era, before the Nelolithic Revolution.	2
279921547	Catal Huyuk	Catal Huyuk, located in modern day Turkey, is considered as the world's oldest civilation. It consisted of about 6000 Neolithic people living in mud-brick buildings, who were hunter-gatherers and farmers and serves as one of the best preserved examples of Neolithic life.	3
279921549	Mesopotamia	Mesopotamia literally means "the land between the rivers" (Tigris and Euphrates) in southwest Asia. This land was inhabited by the Sumerians, whose most important accomplishment is the development of the first human language, cuneiform.	4
279921551	Fertile Crescent	The fertile crescent is known as the land of fertile soil and rivers stretching in an arc from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates. It is here that agriculture first developed as one of the most important aspects vital to the development of mankind.	5
279921553	Cuneiform	Cuneiform is the writing system created by the Sumerians and is considered to be one of the first human systems of writing. It served as the basis for many following systems.	6
279921555	Hammurabi's Code	Hammurabi's Code is the code of laws created by the Babylonian ruler, Hammurabi. It serves as the basis for many later codes, inclding that of Justinian.	7
279921557	Homo sapiens sapiens	Homo sapiens sapiens is a human subspecies that is also used to describe us. They serve as proof that there may have been no physical changes over the past _____years.	8
279921559	Shang	The Shang Dynasty ruled the Huang He valley. They were known for building impressive tombs and palaces that still stand today.	9
279921560	Huang He River	The Huang He river served as the source of food for the ancient Chinese civilization. It provided the flooding needed for the growth of crops.	10
279921562	Indus River	The Indian civilization emerged around the Indus River valley. It provided flooding needed for the growth of crops.	11
279921564	Phoenicians	The Phoenicians were traders near Greece. To make trade easier, they created their own written language that was based on sounds for symbols and is most similar to the modern English alphabet.	12
279921566	Monotheism	A monotheism religion is one that recognizes only one god. Judaism is the first known monotheistic religion.	13
279921568	Polytheism	A polytheistic religion is one that recognizes many gods. Almost all religions before Judaism were polytheistic.	14