APWH PG.1 Flashcards
From where did the earliest humans migrate due to climate change and changing ocean levels?
migrations out of Africa
What were the first human societies?
hunter-gatherer bands
what were the long term events of the neolithic revolution?
-specialization of labor
-stratification
-population increase
-technological innovations
-administrative institutions
How did agriculture cause communities to form?
civilizations develop with their own unique cultures, religions, and governments
Where did foundational civilizations develop during this period?
river valleys
-Tigris and Euphrates River (Mesopotamia)
-Indus River (India)
-Nile River (Egypt)
-Yellow River (China)
what was the result of specialization of labor?
social stratification
How were the earliest civilizations administered?
Governments
-based on religion
-introduction of legal codes
-record keeping: Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics
what was the role of pastoral nomads in the neolithic period
dissemination of new technologies and techniques
-composite bows, iron weapons, chariots, domestication of horses
what were some of the earliest major religion beliefs developed?
-animism
-aryan and vedic religion which form the basis of hinduism
-judaism
what new belief systems emerged during the classical era?
-buddhism
-confucianism
-daoism
-christianity
what affect did hinduism have on the social structure of south Asia?
Hierarchies- caste system
What did confucianism seek to promote?
social harmony through the five relationships
what was the core belief of Daoism?
balance between humans and nature
what religion formed out of judaism?
christianity
how did islam spread?
-merchants
-missionaries
-military expansion
-sufis
