AP World History Vocab 1 Flashcards
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| 7240687994 | Venus figurines | carvings of exaggerated females in Paleolithic culture | 0 | |
| 7240687995 | dreamtime | Australian aborigines outlook on the world. includes myths, legends, stories | 1 | |
| 7240687996 | Clovis culture | 1st cultural tradition in americas named after Clovis point they invented | 2 | |
| 7240687997 | megafaunal extinction | lots of large animals species dying out 11,000 years ago | 3 | |
| 7240687998 | austronesian migrations | spread of austronesian- speaking people in pacific islands and Madagascar by sea Bourne migration 3,500 years ago | 4 | |
| 7240687999 | "the original affluent society" | Marshall Sahlins described Paleolithic ear because they needed so little to survive | 5 | |
| 7240688000 | Shamans | people who were good at dealing with the spirit world. part-time for rituals | 6 | |
| 7240688001 | trance dance | night ritual to activate inner spiritual potential to counteract evil in South Africa | 7 | |
| 7240688002 | Paleolithic settling down | process where some Paleolithic people moved to permanent settling | 8 | |
| 7240688003 | Göbekli Tepe | large T shape pillar architecture 11,600 years ago. "worlds oldest temple" | 9 | |
| 7240688004 | fertile crescent | moist and fertile land in the middle east where living things thrived | 10 | |
| 7240688005 | teosinte | Mexican grass which is an ancestor of modern corn | 11 | |
| 7240688006 | diffusion | gradual spread of agriculture techniques without extensive movement | 12 | |
| 7240688007 | Bantu migration | Bantu movement east and south with skills. Absorbed, killed, or drove away indigenous people | 13 | |
| 7240688008 | Ishi | name means "person". He was the last member of Yahi in America | 14 | |
| 7240688009 | Banpo | ancient village that arose from domestication of food in china | 15 | |
| 7240688010 | "secondary products revolution" | 4000 BCE technological changes of use of domesticated animals like fertilizer and transportation | 16 | |
| 7240688011 | pastoral societies | nomads who survived off of animals they followed | 17 | |
| 7240688012 | Çatalhüyük | village in south Turkey. Agricultural village society. they buried and layered people under homes. no male or female dominance | 18 | |
| 7240688013 | Cheifdoms | organized politically with chiefs and power positions. persuaded followers | 19 |