AP World History: Agricultural Revolution Flashcards

4797809924	agricultural revolution	1) began 10000 BCE 2) the deliberate growing of plants and breeding of animals 3) separately and independently in all parts of the world 4) humans controlled nature but depended more on it	0
4797812320	domestication	choosing specific plants and animals to grow	1
4797824330	intensification	getting more from less	2
4797825391	pioneers of agriculture	women	3
4797826654	pioneers of domesticated animals	men	4
4797826655	digging stick	fundamental piece of agricultural technology	5
4797829912	5 major agricultural plants	1) wheat 2) corn 3) rice 4) barley 5) sorghum	6
4797831888	Agricultural revolution theories	1) the end of the ice age brought about new plants and animals 2) settling down created pressures. Growing populations required more food 3) climate fluctuations made hunting and gathering more inefficient 4) people lost hunter and gatherer skills	7
4797838879	Pros of agriculture	1) more food 2) more people 3) better technology (plows, metal tools, and textiles invented) 4) more language	8
4797838880	Cons of agriculture	1) more work 2) displaced hunters and gatherers 3) initially not as healthy (not enough variety) 4) new diseases (close contact with animals) 5) bad for environment (desertification, soil depletion, soil erosion)	9
4851918224	Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia	1) first region that experience a full agricultural revolution (500 years) 2) had a wide variety of plants and animals to utilize 3) forced to develop agriculture because of climate fluctuations 4) overfarming negatively impacted environment	10
4851942352	Americas	1) lacked large domestic mammals 2) lacked rich cereal grains 3) first instance of genetic engineering (corn) 4) full agricultural revolution took 3500 years 5) north-south orientation slowed spread of agriculture 6) did not have much protein, animal power, or plows 7) relied more on hunting and fishing for protein	11
4851974115	Africa	1) widely scattered farming practices 2) much less productive than the fertile crescent 3) tamed animals before plants 4) started in eastern Sahara	12