AP World History Early Agriculture Flashcards
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10430624280 | agriculture | (n.) farming (It was a huge step in the progress of civilization when tribes left hunting and gathering and began to develop more sustainable methods of obtaining food, such as agriculture.) | 0 | |
10430624281 | bipedalism | the ability to walk upright on two legs | 1 | |
10430624679 | Catal Hayuk | a large neolithic city in modern Turkey; used stone and bone for tools but died out before metal was used, from 6500BCE-5700BCE. | 2 | |
10430624680 | cultural diffusion | The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another | 3 | |
10430625283 | division of labor | characteristic of civilizations in which different people perform different jobs | 4 | |
10430625284 | horticulture | the art or practice of garden cultivation and management. | 5 | |
10430627525 | independent invention | development of the same culture trait or pattern in separate cultures as a result of comparable needs and circumstances | 6 | |
10430627526 | Jericho | one of the first Neolithic villages oldest Neolithic community in the West Bank between Israel and Jordan | 7 | |
10430627870 | Lucy | the first human who left remains of her bones; she lived around 3.5 million years ago. | 8 | |
10430627871 | Neolithic craft industries | pottery, metallurgy (copper, then bronze), textiles | 9 | |
10430628310 | Neolithic Revolution | The switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle is this revolution. | 10 | |
10430628311 | Paleolithic Revolution | A time in history where humans primarily survived in small groups and were nomadic. | 11 | |
10430629035 | pastoralism | A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter. | 12 | |
10430629036 | polytheism | Belief in many gods | 13 | |
10430629432 | specialization | the development of skills in a specific kind of work A focus on a particular activity or area of study | 14 | |
10430629433 | surplus | quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded | 15 |