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- AP World History - Stearns Chapter 1 ? From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations I. Introduction A. Human origin ? 2.5 million years ago 1. 1/4000 of earth?s existence ? 24 hour day ? last 5 minutes B. Human negatives and positives 1. Aggressiveness, long baby time, back problems, death fears 2. Grip, high/regular sex drive, omnivores, facial expressions, speech C. Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age ? 2.5 million to 12000 BCE 1. Simple tools ? increase in size, brain capacity ? Homo erectus II. Late Paleolithic Developments Homo sapiens sapiens ? 120,000 years ago ? killed off others? Population growth required change ? 1 square mile to hunt/gather for 2 people Long breast feeding ? limit fertility

AP World history Chapter 1

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- AP World History - Stearns Chapter 1 ? From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations I. Introduction A. Human origin ? 2.5 million years ago 1. 1/4000 of earth?s existence ? 24 hour day ? last 5 minutes B. Human negatives and positives 1. Aggressiveness, long baby time, back problems, death fears 2. Grip, high/regular sex drive, omnivores, facial expressions, speech C. Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age ? 2.5 million to 12000 BCE 1. Simple tools ? increase in size, brain capacity ? Homo erectus II. Late Paleolithic Developments Homo sapiens sapiens ? 120,000 years ago ? killed off others? Population growth required change ? 1 square mile to hunt/gather for 2 people Long breast feeding ? limit fertility

Stearns Chapter 1

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world civilizations the global experience chapter 1

- AP World History - Stearns Chapter 1 ? From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations I. Introduction A. Human origin ? 2.5 million years ago 1. 1/4000 of earth?s existence ? 24 hour day ? last 5 minutes B. Human negatives and positives 1. Aggressiveness, long baby time, back problems, death fears 2. Grip, high/regular sex drive, omnivores, facial expressions, speech C. Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age ? 2.5 million to 12000 BCE 1. Simple tools ? increase in size, brain capacity ? Homo erectus II. Late Paleolithic Developments Homo sapiens sapiens ? 120,000 years ago ? killed off others? Population growth required change ? 1 square mile to hunt/gather for 2 people Long breast feeding ? limit fertility

About Armenia

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Armenia lies in the highlands surrounding the Biblical mountains of?Ararat, upon which?Noah's Ark?is said to have come to rest after the?flood. (Bible, Gen. 8:4). There is evidence of an early civilization in Armenia in the?Bronze Age, dating to about 4000 BC. Archaeological surveys in 2010 and 2011 at the?Areni-1 cave complex?have resulted in the discovery of?the world's earliest known leather shoe, skirt, and?wine-producing facility.

About Armenia

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Armenia

Armenia lies in the highlands surrounding the Biblical mountains of?Ararat, upon which?Noah's Ark?is said to have come to rest after the?flood. (Bible, Gen. 8:4). There is evidence of an early civilization in Armenia in the?Bronze Age, dating to about 4000 BC. Archaeological surveys in 2010 and 2011 at the?Areni-1 cave complex?have resulted in the discovery of?the world's earliest known leather shoe, skirt, and?wine-producing facility.

AP World Chapter 5 Summary

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Outline The basic themes of the three great classical civilizations of China, India, and the Mediterranean involved expansion and integration. Throughout the classical world, these themes faltered between 200 and 500 C.E., signaling the end of that era. The response of major religions to political decline formed a leading direction in the next phase of world history. Meanwhile, developments outside the classical orbit gained new prominence.

AP Human Geography People Place Culture Chapter 1 Intro to Human Geography Part 2

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? Victoria Lawson?s jumping scale- switching scales: in the West rice is a material (owned/sold) in Easter country it is a symbol of culture ? Region- an area that shares similar characteristics; criteria to define a region -> physical, cultural, functional, or perceptual ? Formal region- marked by homogeneity in one or more criteria; has a shared trait that can be cultural or physical ? Functional region- defined by a particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it -have a shared political, social, or economic purpose ? Perceptual regions- intellectual constructs designed to help us understand the nature/distribution of phenomena ? Major news events help create perceptual regions

Language key issue 4 study questions

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What is an extinct language? Language that is no longer spoken or read in daily activities by anyone around the world How many languages are considered extinct according to Ethnologue? 473 What is the EBLUB? Where is it located? The European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages is located in Dublin, Ireland and it provides financial support for the preservation of several dozen indigenous, regional, and minority languages spoken by 46 million Europeans. Most of the Jewish Bible was written in what language? Hebrew When was Israel established as an independent country? 1948 How many people say they can speak Irish? 1.5 million How many people in Scotland speak Scottish Gaelic? What percent is that? 59,000/ 1 percent. Who was the last known native speaker of the Cornish language?

ch10 outline

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Chapter 10, Agriculture, Key Issue I ? CREATEDATE ?8/4/08 5:53 AM? I. Where Did Agriculture Originate? A. Origins of Agriculture 1. Hunters and Gatherers a. Contemporary Hunting and Gathering 2. Invention of Agriculture 1. Two Types of Cultivation B. Location of Agricultural Hearths 1. Location of First Vegetative Planting 2. Location of First Seed Agriculture a. Diffusion of Seed Agriculture C. Classifying Agricultural Regions 1. Differences Between Subsistence and Commercial Agriculture a. Purpose of Farming b. Percentage of Farmers in the labor Force c. Use of Machinery d. Farm Size e. Relationship of Farming to Other Businesses 2. Mapping Agricultural Regions ? II. Where Are Agricultural Regions in Less Developed Countries? A. Shifting Cultivation

Unit 1 Vocab Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture

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Intro to Human Geography

Unit One Vocabulary - Nature and Perspectives 1. Human Geography - the spatial analysis of human population, its cultures, activities, and landscapes. The study of how humans interact with the world. 2. Sequent Occupance - The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape. Each society in an area leaves a cultural imprint, adding to the cultural landscape. 3. Cultural Landscape - the fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group. This is the essence of how humans interact with nature. How humans change and interact with nature. 4. Diffusion - The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time. The spread of something from one place to another.

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