AMSCO AP World History - Chapter 1 Flashcards

10581249143	Overfarming	To farm so much that land looses its fertility	0
10581249144	Overgrazing	The continual eating of grasses or their roots, without allowing them to regrow	1
10581249145	Artifacts	objects made and used by early humans, usually dug up by archaeologists	2
10581249146	Paleolithic Period	The Early Years of human history, ended around 8000 B.C.E., also call the "Stone Age"	3
10581249147	Neolithic Revolution	A set of dramatic changes in how people lived based on the development of agriculture	4
10581249148	Monotheism	The religious practice of worshiping only one deity	5
10581249149	Bronze Age	The era (around 3300-2300 B.C.E.) in which the practice of metallurgy arose	6
10581249150	Civilization	A large society with cities and powerful states	7
10581249151	Core and Foundational Civilizations	Civilizations that developed ways of life, such as language, religious beliefs, and economic practices, that would heavily influence successor civilizations in their regions	8
10581249152	Jericho	One of humankind's first cities	9
10581249153	Catal Huyuk	An ancient city in present-day Turkey that was founded in 7500 B.C.E.	10
10581249154	Textiles	Items made of cloth	11
10581249155	Specialization of Labor	The process of allowing people to focus on limited tasks	12
10581249156	Copper	The first metal used in replacement of stone	13
10581249157	Bronze	A combination of tin and copper that was found to be stronger than either of the two metals by themselves	14
10581249158	Hunter-foragers	People who hunt and forage for their food	15
10581249159	Agriculture	The practice of raising crops or livestock on a continual and controlled basis	16
10581249160	Surplus	More than needed	17
10581249161	Domestication	The process of taming wild animals so that they can be brought up to live with humans	18
10581249162	Nomadic Pastoralism	People moving herds of animals from pasture to pasture	19
10581249163	Kinship Groups	Related families that moved together in search of food (20-40 people)	20
10581249164	Clan	Kinship Groups were sometimes a part of a larger group of relatives called a:	21
10581249165	Tribe	A group of clans	22
10581249166	Patriarchy	A society dominated by men	23
10581249167	Artisans	People who made objects or tools that people needed	24
10581249168	Merchants	People who buy and sell goods for a living	25
10581249169	Social Stratification	Society's categorization of people into groups based on wealth, posessions, etc.	26
10581249170	Priests	people who performed religious ceremonies	27
10581249171	Priestesses	females who conducted religious rituals	28
10581249172	Animism	The belief that animals, rivers, and other elements of nature embody spirits	29
10581249173	Metallurgy	The science and study of metals	30