AP World History Flashcards
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| 2434295981 | Foraging | Searching for plants and berries to eat, hunting animals for food | 0 | |
| 2434295982 | Hunter-Gatherer | Hunter: Hunts animals for food (usually male) Gatherer: Searched for berries and plants to eat (Usually female) | 1 | |
| 2434295983 | Bering Land Bridge | Land bridge that connected Russia to the Americas and allowed Humans an easy migration route some 15,000 years ago | 2 | |
| 2434311433 | Impact and development of Fire | •Allowed for humans to safely eat foods that would be harmful or impossible to eat •Provides heat •Melt/Refine ores to make metals which can be used to make weapons | 3 | |
| 2434324257 | Irrigation | Lands that couldn't be farmed before now could, led to additional food surpluses. Led to more growth and complexity, which led to more agricultural advancements, which led to more growth and etc. | 4 | |
| 2434352780 | Fertile Crescent | Ancient area of fertile soil that stretched in an arch around the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates. | 5 | |
| 2434362316 | Pastoral | Life in country | 6 | |
| 2434377657 | Nomad | •Member of a community that is constantly moving from place to place •Domesticated animals, lived livestock | 7 | |
| 2434383128 | Cultural Diffusion | Spreading ideas or products from one culture to another | 8 | |
| 2434416879 | Epic of Gilgamesh | Epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia about Sumerian King Of Uruk Gilgamesh and his adventure. | 9 |