AP World History: Earliest Humans Flashcards
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4796422222 | in africa | 1) 250000 years ago 2) first evidence of fire usage 3) first evidence of stone tool use 4) culture was more import than biology for the 1st time | 0 | |
4796423682 | into asia | 100000-70000 years ago | 1 | |
4796424513 | into australia | 1) 60000-40000 years ago 2) first evidence of boat usage | 2 | |
4796425189 | into the americas | 1) 30000-15000 years ago 2) 2 theories | 3 | |
4796426440 | 2 theories for migration into the Americas | 1) land bridge connecting russia and alaska 2) boats along the coast | 4 | |
4796427139 | into the pacific | 1) 3500 years ago 2) used boats and navigation technology 3) brought plants and animals with them 4) deliberately wanted to settle the islands | 5 | |
4796440095 | general characteristics of paleolithic life | 1) hunter and gatherers 2) small bands 25-50 people 3) relationship based on kinship (not necessarily family) 4) seasonally nomadic 5) did not have many material possessions 6) high egalitarian societies (no formal leaders and equal in relationships, wealth, power, gender, etc.) 7) children under age 5 had little chance of surviving 8) greatly utilized the environment 9) had more leisure time (25 hrs a week) | 6 | |
4796448358 | biggest paleolithic values | 1) sharing 2) cooperation 3) equality 4) modesty | 7 | |
4796454294 | paleolithic life expectancy | 35 years old | 8 | |
4796459897 | paleolithic spirituality | 1) had a spiritual life 2) had ceremonies and rituals 3) strong feminine aspects | 9 | |
4796464169 | paleolithic peoples settling down | 1) several paleolithic peoples stopped being nomadic 2) the end of the ice age enabled plants and animals to flourish | 10 |