Pre-Ap World History Flashcards

7416004800	Geography	The study of people, their environment, and their resources	0
7416006398	Specific location	Uses longitude and latitude.	1
7416008444	Longitude	Runs north and south. They also tell us time.	2
7416022560	Relative	Location in relation to something	3
7416012168	Latitude	The lines run east and west. It also tells us climate.	4
7416023461	Movement	The transfer of goods, people, and ideas from one area to another.	5
7416030593	Migration	The movement of people from one place to the other.	6
7416032179	Diffusion	Is the spread of ideas.	7
7416033013	Import	Receiving goods	8
7416033743	Export	Sending out goods	9
7416037347	Topography	The physical features of an area.	10
7416044580	Culture	All elements that make up a people's way of life.	11
7416047289	Political System	Governments that provide organization, leadership, and laws.	12
7416053703	Democracy	Government by the people	13
7416054538	Dictatorship	Government by one person	14
7416055815	Economic System	How people get what they need to survive.	15
7416056429	Traditional	People produce most of what they need to survive.	16
7416057273	Capitalism	Economic system in which private owners decide what is produced.	17
7416060693	Education	How cultures teach it's history and beliefs.	18
7416064504	Oral Tradition	By telling stories or through word and mouth	19
7416066244	Griot	An African storyteller	20
7416066978	Language	Writing allowed histories to be passed down	21
7416068506	Religion	They are beliefs that explain the unexplainable. It also gives meaning and purpose to life.	22
7416073543	Polytheistic	The belief in more then one God	23
7416075077	Monotheistic	The belief in one God	24
7416076286	Social Organizations	Groups formed in order to live and work together	25
7416077460	Family	The most important social unit.	26
7416083826	Nuclear Family unit	Mom, Dad, and kids	27
7416084842	Extended Family unit	Mom, Dad, grandparents, cousins, kids, etc.	28
7416089175	Ideas	Customs and traditions specific to a culture.	29
7416096786	New Technology	Cause for Cultural change	30
7416098963	Changing Environment	Cause for Cultural change	31
7416098964	New Ideas	Cause for Cultural change	32
7416099642	Cultural Diffusion	Cause for Cultural change	33
7416100113	Racism	The belief one racial group is superior to another.	34
7416103577	Ethnocentricism	Judging other cultures by standards of your own.	35
7416112466	Omnivores	A reason why early man was successful	36
7416119099	Allowed humans to live in different climates and settings	Why being an omnivore was a reason why early man was successful	37
7416124912	Development of speech and knowledge	A reason why early man was successful	38
7416125236	Having thumbs/hands	A reason why early man was successful	39
7416125804	Ability to develop technology	A reason why early man was successful	40
7416126739	Having a high reproduction rate	A reason why early man was successful	41
7416127352	Hunted and gathered (Nomadic)	A characteristic of the Paleolithic Man	42
7416129902	Developed fire (Were able to move to colder climates)	A characteristic of the Paleolithic Man	43
7416132478	Made tools of stone and wood	A characteristic of the Paleolithic Man	44
7416134198	Lived in groups of around 40	A characteristic of the Paleolithic Man	45
7416134992	Developed speech and religion	A characteristic of the Paleolithic Man	46
7416136952	Men and Women were equal because they shared gathering and food together	A characteristic of the Paleolithic Man	47
7416139163	Cave Paintings (Used to express themselves	A characteristic of the Paleolithic Man	48
7416141342	Population growth	The greatest achievement of the Old Stone Age	49
7416143483	End of Ice Age	Loss of big animals to hunt which resulted in the Neolithic Age.	50
7416148972	First Farmers	Characteristic of the Neolithic Age	51
7416150696	Domestication	To tame for one's own use	52
7416151776	Middle East	Fertile Cresent	53
7416153667	What developed in the Middle East?	Domestication	54
7416156744	What did they grow?	Barley and wheat	55
7416157446	What did they raise?	Pigs, goats, sheep, and cattle	56
7416160522	What did domestication result in?	Permanent housing	57