1. AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY **Chapter 3 Class Notes**
The Earth as Humanity’s Home

2. Which of the following is NOT considered an original “civilization” hearth region?
Mesopotamia
France
Mexico
North China
The Indus River Valley

4. Halocene Humanity Glaciation Period- Ice Age
Deglaciation- Transition period
(thawing out, sea level rise)
Interglaciation- Warm periods between Ice Ages
Halocene- Last years, warm phase following last Ice Age

5. 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

6. Social Stratification
After permanent settlements, not everyone HAD to farm.
Diversification of tasks in society
Creation of a social ladder (status)

7. Early Ancestors Imprint on Cultural Landscape
Burned / Cut Down Forests
Built Settlements
Killed Wildlife
Buried Dead
Cave Drawings

8. 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).