AMSCO AP World History Chapter 1 Latest 2023 Graded A

AMSCO AP World History Chapter 1 Latest 2023 Graded A Overfarming To farm so much that land looses its fertility Overgrazing The continual eating of grasses or their roots, without allowing them to regrow Artifacts objects made and used by early humans, usually dug up by archaeologists Paleolithic Period The Early Years of human history, ended around 8000 B.C.E., also call the "Stone Age" Neolithic Revolution A set of dramatic changes in how people lived based on the development of agriculture Monotheism The religious practice of worshiping only one deity Bronze Age The era (around B.C.E.) in which the practice of metallurgy arose Civilization A large society with cities and powerful states 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 Jericho One of humankind's first cities Catal Huyuk An ancient city in present-day Turkey that was founded in 7500 B.C.E. Textiles Items made of cloth Specialization of Labor The process of allowing people to focus on limited tasks Copper The first metal used in replacement of stone Bronze A combination of tin and copper that was found to be stronger than either of the two metals by themselves Hunter-foragers People who hunt and forage for their food Agriculture The practice of raising crops or livestock on a continual and controlled basis Surplus More than needed Domestication The process of taming wild animals so that they can be brought up to live with humans Nomadic Pastoralism People moving herds of animals from pasture to pasture Kinship Groups Related families that moved together in search of food (20-40 people) Clan Kinship Groups were sometimes a part of a larger group of relatives called a: Tribe A group of clans Patriarchy A society dominated by men Artisans People who made objects or tools that people needed Merchants People who buy and sell goods for a living Social Stratification Society's categorization of people into groups based on wealth, posessions, etc. Priests people who performed religious ceremonies Priestesses females who conducted religious rituals Animism The belief that animals, rivers, and other elements of nature embody spirits Metallurgy The science and study of metals