AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY **Chapter 3 Class Notes** The Earth as Humanity’s Home
Which of the following is NOT considered an original “civilization” hearth region? Mesopotamia France Mexico North China The Indus River Valley
Halocene Humanity Glaciation Period- Ice Age Deglaciation- Transition period (thawing out, sea level rise) Interglaciation- Warm periods between Ice Ages Halocene- Last 12000 years, warm phase following last Ice Age
Humans Develop Permanent Settlements Before- Hunter/Gatherer After- 1st Agricultural Revolution Food Surplus Plant / Animal Domestication Fertile Crescent- First location that underwent the Agricultural Revolution using Wheat and Barley
Social Stratification After permanent settlements, not everyone HAD to farm. Diversification of tasks in society Creation of a social ladder (status)
Early Ancestors Imprint on Cultural Landscape Burned / Cut Down Forests Built Settlements Killed Wildlife Buried Dead Cave Drawings
1st Major Civilization Mesopotamia- Ancient Sumeria 5000-3000 B.C Ziggurat (in ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. Ziggurats are first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1–9).