Chapter 1 AP World History Flashcards
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| 7588931729 | Hominid | 20 - 30 different species, bipedalism (2 feet) | 0 | |
| 7588924984 | Homo Habilis | 2.3 million years ago, made and used stone tools, ate meat | 1 | |
| 7589238201 | Homo Erectus | 1 million years ago, use of fire | 2 | |
| 7589246423 | Homo Sapiens | Ourselves, all others died out except Homo Sapiens Symbolic language, 100,000 years ago, began to migrate out of Africa | 3 | |
| 7589292357 | Paleolithic Era | "Old Stone Age" - hunting and gathering way of life Homo Sapiens colonized world, technological advances | 4 | |
| 7589427304 | Nomadic Life ~to~ Agriculture | Conflict between settled people and nomads caused interaction across regions Agriculture led to an increase in human population | 5 | |
| 7589482469 | Neolithic Revolution | "New Stone Age" - domestication of animals, cultivation of plants AGRICULTURE ~ Most profound transformation in human history | 6 | |
| 7589579693 | First Migrations | 100,000 - 60,000 years ago human moved out of Africa and into Eurasia, Australia, and America | 7 | |
| 7589596164 | Eurasia | 45,000 years ago, altering hunting habits caused more advances in technology Settlements were created | 8 | |
| 7589611226 | Australia | 60,000 years ago Developed over 250 languages, hunted animals, fished, hunted and gathered | 9 | |
| 7589626530 | America | 30,000 - 15,000 years ago Clovis Culture - distinctive projectile point Created diversity (Hunting and gathering/farming) | 10 | |
| 7589652422 | Pacific | 3,500 years ago, waterborne migration (boats) Farmers domesticated animals and plants, Austronesian language INITIAL SETTLEMENT WAS COMPLETE | 11 |