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Hunter-gatherer

Chapter 1 Note Out of Many AP Edition 5th

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Chapter 1: A Continent of Villages Outline ? Settling the Continent o???Christopher Columbus called the Native Americans ?Indios? because he thought that he had landed in India ??????????Who Are the Indian People? o???The term ?Indian? refers to a variety of different cultures (over 2000), with hundreds of different languages and different ways of living. o???Indians had long, dark hair, almond shaped eyes and tan skin. o???After the realization that America was not a part of Asia a debate began over how people got there. o???Joseph de Acosta said that since there were old world animals in the new world, humans must have crossed a land bridge with them. ??????????Migration from Asia

Chapter 1- Prehistory

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For thousands of years humans lived in small communities without a home Societies had a few dozen people They traveled nomadically for food Humans can build tools which sets them apart from other animals Agriculture Humans began experimenting with agriculture 12,000 years ago Provided a more steady food source than hunting and gathering Agricultural societies experienced rapid population growth This also allowed for permanent settlements Cities The first cities appeared 6,000 years ago They dominated most affairs in their region River Valley Civilization Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley and China Large-scale societies Dependent on farming More food than people Fostered cities Civilizations arose from 3500 to 500 BCE Government systems were created as were social traditions

Chapter 1- Prehistory

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For thousands of years humans lived in small communities without a home Societies had a few dozen people They traveled nomadically for food Humans can build tools which sets them apart from other animals Agriculture Humans began experimenting with agriculture 12,000 years ago Provided a more steady food source than hunting and gathering Agricultural societies experienced rapid population growth This also allowed for permanent settlements Cities The first cities appeared 6,000 years ago They dominated most affairs in their region River Valley Civilization Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley and China Large-scale societies Dependent on farming More food than people Fostered cities Civilizations arose from 3500 to 500 BCE Government systems were created as were social traditions

Ways of the World Notes Chapter 1

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Chapter 1: First Peoples ? Populating the Planet, to 10,000 B.C.E. hunting-gathering lifestyle: 95% of the time study of Paleolithic peoples: through their material remains achievements I. Out of Africa to the Ends of the Earth: First Migrations Homo sapiens: 250,000 years ago, eastern and southern Africa culture: learned or invented ways of living began to inhabit new environments technological innovations 100,000?60,000 years ago: out of Africa A. Into Eurasia 1. Migrations: 45,000?20,000 years ago 2. New hunting tools into warmer regions altered hunting habits 3. Cave paintings animals, humans & hands, abstract designs in red, yellow, brown & black 4. Venus figurines with exaggerated breasts, buttocks, hips & stomachs

Ways of the World Notes Chapter 2

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Chapter 2: First Farmers ? The Revolutions of Agriculture, 10,000?3000 B.C.E. I. The Agricultural Revolution in World History began at around 12,000 years ago Agricultural Revolution: deliberate cultivation of particular plants as well as the taming and breeding of particular animals provided foundation for all that followed a new relationship between humankind, other organisms, and nature mutual dependence & ?intensification? II. Comparing Agricultural Beginnings A. Common Patterns 1. Separate, independent, and almost simultaneous between 12,000 and 4,000 years ago 2. Climate change coincided with the end of the last Ice Age and the migration of Homo sapiens across the planet various species hunted to extinction added pressure

The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies

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The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies End of the Ice Ages (ended 12,000 years ago) Milder conditions Warmer temperatures Tundra-> Grassland Grassland-> Forests Population 2mil-50mil by 5000BCE 50mil-100mil by 1000BCE Population growth because how they fed themselves New skills= pastoralism & agriculture manipulate environment Neolithic Revolution Took place over many centuries At different times in different places Changes were immense Pastoralism and Herding Societies Domestication of animals Began during Stone Age Order- 1st was the dog Provided Companionship Security Help in hunting Next- Goats, Sheep, Pigs Then- Horses, Water buffalo, Oxen, Camels, Llamas=transportation & labor (only Americas) Animal droppings=fertilizer Wool & hides= clothing

ap human geo ch 10 notes

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Seth Adler Where Did Agriculture Originate? Began before recorded history. Origins of Agriculture. Agriculture ? Modification of Earth?s surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals for sustenance or economic gain. Originated when humans domesticated plants and animals. Crop ? Any plant cultivates by humans. Hunters and Gatherers. Lived in small groups (<50). Large groups would use up more resources. Men hunted and women gathered. Based on archaeology and anthropology, not stereotypes. Kept peace by steering clear of each other?s territory. Less than a quarter million (0.005%) still hunt and gather. Spinifex (Pila Nguru) Australia?s Great Victorian Desert Sentinelese India?s Andaman Islands Bushmen Botswana and Namibia Invention of Agriculture

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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

History of the American Indians - Chapter 1 Section 1

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History of the American Indians Asian Migration to the New World Ancient Hunter-Gatherers: Before agriculture, people had to rely entirely on nature for food; This meant following the patterns of animals (hunter) and plants (gathering) for food; people who had to move around were called nomads Ice Age When the world was colder during the Ice Age, more ocean water was frozen in the polar ice caps, shrinking the ocean, allowing more land to rise; In the northwestern part of North America (American Alaska) the continent almost touches the northeastern part of Asia (Russian Siberia). During the Ice Age, these continents did touch. Result?
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