AP World History: Prehistory to Early Civilizations Flashcards

6653364505	2.5 Million Years	Age of earliest, known human species.	0
6653364506	Homo sapiens sapiens	The most advanced of the human species originating about 120,000 years ago.	1
6653364507	"Big Concepts" of early human history	hunting, agriculture, human societies	2
6653364508	Black Sea region	Area where hunting became less productive 10,000 years ago.	3
6653364509	The rise of agricutlure	A consequence of hunting and gathering becoming less productive.	4
6653364510	Key Elements of Early Civilization	irrigation, tools, manufacturing, specialization	5
6653364511	Consequences of Agriculture	higher birth rates, social inequality	6
6653364512	Yucca	leaves and sticks used for starting fires	7
6653364513	Opposable Thumb	Allows humans to grip and manipulate objects	8
6653364514	Paleolithic Era	Old Stone Age, 2.5M to 12,000 BCE	9
6653364515	750,000 Years	Onset of fire	10
6653364516	Homo erectus	Less apelike species with a larger brain and erect stance that emerged between 500,000 and 750,000.	11
6653364517	Equality Among Sexes	Men and women labored equally hard and the work of each was valued.	12
6653364518	Speech	Allowed more group cooperation and sharing of technical knowledge.	13
6653364519	eastern Africa	Location for the origin of the human species.	14
6653364520	250,000 Years	Human inhabitation of Britain.	15
6653364521	25,000 Years	Humans migrated across the land bridge from Siberia to Alaska reaching the tip of South America.	16
6653364522	14,000 Years	The great ice age ended.	17
6653364523	Mesolithic Era	Middle Stone Age from 12,000 to 8000 BCE	18
6653364524	Neolithic Era	New Stone Age from 8000 to 4000 BCE	19
6653364525	Neolithic Revolution	The gradual development and transition to agriculture from about 8500-3500 BCE.	20
6653364526	Hunting and Gathering	The original human economy where groups hunted for meet and foraged for grains, nuts and berries.	21
6653364527	Disease	Resulted from settled agricultural societies and denser population concentrations.	22
6653364528	Catal Huyuk	Neolithic town in southern Turkey founded around 7000 BCE.	23
6653364529	Bronze Age	Introduction of Bronze tools beginning about 4000 BCE.	24
6653364530	Metalworking	Allowed for more efficient farming and superior weapons.	25
6653364531	4000 Years	The wheel was introduced	26
6653364532	Nomads	Cattle and sheep-herding societies normally found on the fringes of society.	27
6653364533	Examples of Nomadic Societies	Hittites, Greeks, Huns, Lapps	28
6653364534	Seasonal Travel	Necessity of nomadic cultures in search of adequate food and vegetation.	29
6653364535	Animals	The core of nomadic cultural identity and often a measure of wealth.	30