AMSCO AP World History Chapter 1 Flashcards

10617476157	Overfarming	To farm so much that land looses its fertility	0
10617476158	Overgrazing	The continual eating of grasses or their roots, without allowing them to regrow	1
10617476159	Artifacts	objects made and used by early humans, usually dug up by archaeologists	2
10617476160	Paleolithic Period	The Early Years of human history, ended around 8000 B.C.E., also call the "Stone Age"	3
10617476161	Neolithic Revolution	A set of dramatic changes in how people lived based on the development of agriculture	4
10617476162	Monotheism	The religious practice of worshiping only one deity	5
10617476163	Bronze Age	The era (around 3300-2300 B.C.E.) in which the practice of metallurgy arose	6
10617476164	Civilization	A large society with cities and powerful states	7
10617476165	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
10617476166	Jericho	One of humankind's first cities	9
10617476167	Catal Huyuk	An ancient city in present-day Turkey that was founded in 7500 B.C.E.	10
10617476168	Textiles	Items made of cloth	11
10617476169	Specialization of Labor	The process of allowing people to focus on limited tasks	12
10617476170	Copper	The first metal used in replacement of stone	13
10617476171	Bronze	A combination of tin and copper that was found to be stronger than either of the two metals by themselves	14
10617476172	Hunter-foragers	People who hunt and forage for their food	15
10617476173	Agriculture	The practice of raising crops or livestock on a continual and controlled basis	16
10617476174	Surplus	More than needed	17
10617476175	Domestication	The process of taming wild animals so that they can be brought up to live with humans	18
10617476176	Nomadic Pastoralism	People moving herds of animals from pasture to pasture	19
10617476177	Kinship Groups	Related families that moved together in search of food (20-40 people)	20
10617476178	Clan	Kinship Groups were sometimes a part of a larger group of relatives called a:	21
10617476179	Tribe	A group of clans	22
10617476180	Patriarchy	A society dominated by men	23
10617476181	Artisans	People who made objects or tools that people needed	24
10617476182	Merchants	People who buy and sell goods for a living	25
10617476183	Social Stratification	Society's categorization of people into groups based on wealth, posessions, etc.	26
10617476184	Priests	people who performed religious ceremonies	27
10617476185	Priestesses	females who conducted religious rituals	28
10617476186	Animism	The belief that animals, rivers, and other elements of nature embody spirits	29
10617476187	Metallurgy	The science and study of metals	30