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Ap World History Essay

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AP World History
1. Key Terms
1) Progressive clusters of culture-sharing humans with advanced stages of social development and organization are called civilizations.
2) Culture is a collective type of a lifestyle within a civilization. Some examples of culture include the fine arts, religious opinions, clothing, and housing varieties.
3) The examination of actions along with the variations and improvement of ethnic customs from the past is called history.
4) The Stone Age was the first known period where humans began using rock and other nonmetallic materials such as bones and leather to create tools.
5) Recognized as the Old Stone Age, the Paleolithic is noted to be the time period when humans began to evolve.
6) After the …show more content…

In hunting and gathering communities, women had a very high status because they gathered most of the food. When agriculture was beginning to become more common, men worked in the fields and women were provided with a less important role. Laws tended to be favored more towards men and women had the responsibility of raising children, doing housework, and cooking. Women also could not have any political standing in both the Paleolithic and Neolithic Revolutions. Overall, despite the fact that women held a higher role in the Paleolithic Revolution, society tended to favor men to control and provide to the …show more content…

In Mesopotamia, the rivers Tigris and Euphrates flooded the land each year. This flooding provided the earth with a rich soil that was ideal for agriculture. With this fertile soil, humans were capable of planting crops and engaging in cultivation. Hunters and gatherers settled down and began to domesticate animals and crops, as well as develop stronger homes. Organization and social skills began to advance, regulations and government were created, and a larger civilization started to form. Ultimately, the flooding of these rivers allowed humans to take up agriculture, along with allowing them to advance in essential societal and structural

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