AP World History Flashcards
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2788959116 | hunting and gathering | A society in which most food is obtained from wild plants and animals | 0 | |
2788959117 | Neolithic | The last phase of stone age marked by domestication of animals | 1 | |
2788959118 | Culture | Quality in a person that arises from concern for what is regarded as excellence in arts | 2 | |
2788959119 | Band | A company of things joined or functioning together | 3 | |
2788959120 | Matrilocal | Relating to residence with wife's family | 4 | |
2788959121 | Catal huyuk | A large neolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia | 5 | |
2788959122 | Bronze age | A period in history of humankind following the stone age | 6 | |
2788959123 | Specialization | Pursuing a particular line of study | 7 | |
2788959124 | Civilization | An advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture has been reached | 8 | |
2788959125 | Nomads | A member of a tribe that has no permanent home but moves from place to place | 9 | |
2788959126 | Homo Sapiens | Species of bipedal primates to which humans belong | 10 | |
2788988560 | Agrarian revolution | The transformation of British agriculture, characterized by the enclosure of land | 11 | |
2788988561 | Matrilineal | Of or based on kinship with the mother | 12 | |
2788988562 | Neolithic revolution | The wide-scale transition of human cultures from hunter-gatherers to agriculture | 13 | |
2788988563 | Domestication | Taming of a population of organisms to gather traits that are desirable | 14 | |
2788988564 | Surplus | Having more than what is needed or used | 15 | |
2788988565 | Paleolithic | Period of human history distinguished by the development of primitive stone tools | 16 | |
2788988566 | Savages | A member of people regarded as uncivilized | 17 | |
2788988567 | Neanderthals | An extinct species of humans which are found in Eurasia | 18 | |
2788988568 | Natufian complex | A culture that existed in eastern Mediterranean | 19 | |
2788988569 | Pastoralism | A branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock | 20 | |
2788988570 | Jericho | A town in Palestine that was destroyed by the Israelites after they crossed Jordan | 21 | |
2788988571 | Social differentiation | Distinction between social groups resulting in the assignment of rules within the society | 22 |