1. Advanced Placement World History

2. The World History Environment and Periodization  Key Terms:  Civilization  Climate  Cultural diffusion  Monsoon  Steppe

3. Oceans and Seas  Migrations of people took place across waterways  Arctic Ocean  Indian Ocean  Atlantic Ocean  Pacific Ocean

4. AP World History Themes  Human-environmental interaction  Cultural development and interaction  State-building, expansion, and conflict  Creation, growth, and interaction of economic systems  Development and change in social structures

5. Civilization versus Society  Civilization is a cultural group that displays the following characteristics  Advanced cities  Advanced technology  Skilled workers  Complex institutions (government, religion)  System of writing or recordkeeping  Societies are cultural groups that do not exhibit all five characteristics of a civilization

6. Independent Invention versus Diffusion  Cultural Diffusion  Historians

7. Practice Questions  With the person beside you, answer the five multiple choice questions on your paper.

8. The Answers are 1.D 2.C 3.E 4.C 5.B

9. Development of Agriculture and Technology  Key Terms:  Agricultural revolution  Animism  Artifact  Foraging  Neolithic Age  Neolithic Revolution  Paleolithic Age  Pastoralism  Slash-and-burn culitivation  Specialization of labor

10. Transition from Foraging to Agriculture  Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age)  Cultivation  Agricultural developments

11. Independent Origins of Agriculture: A Timeline  9000 BCE  7000 BCE  6500 BCE  5500 BCE  4000 BCE  3000 BCE

12. The Spread of Agriculture  Independently  Mediterranean Basin, Balkans  Migrations

13. Characteristics of Early Agricultural Societies  Constant and substantial  Population growth  Specialization of labor  Jericho  Catal Huyuk

14. Pastoralism  Africa and Eurasia  herders

15. Early Metallurgy  Copper  Bronze  ironworking

16. The Culture of Neolithic Societies  Environment  Calendars  religion

17. The Beginnings of Cities  Urban areas  Roles  influence

18. Practice Questions  With the person beside you, answer the five multiple choice questions on your paper.

19. The Answers are… 1.C 2.E 3.E 4.A 5.C

20. Structure of Early Civilization  Key Terms:  Covenant  Cuneiform  Diaspora  Hieroglyphics  Jati  Mandate of heaven  Matrilineal  Monotheism  Oracle bones  Patriarchal  Pharaoh  Polytheism  Theocracy  Torah  Untouchables  Varna  Vedas  Yahweh  Ziggurat

21. Mesopotamia  The “Land Between the Rivers”  Independent, innovation, achievements  Wheel, irrigation canals  Cuneiform  Number system  Nature gods  Epic of Gilgamesh  Patriarchal  Defensive walls  Hammurabi’s Code

22. Egypt  Nile River  Irrigation projects  Trade  Pharaohs  Mummification  Iron  Trading  deserts

23. The Indus Valley Civilization  2500 BCE  Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro  Harappan writing  Aryans

24. Backgrounds of Classical India  1500 BCE  Vedas  Vedic Age  Epic Age  Society  Varna  Kshatriyas  Brahmins  Vaisyas  Sudras

25. The Shang  Huang He valley  Dynasty  Bronze metallurgy  Central government  Oracle bones  Matrilineal  Zhou  Mandate of heaven

26. Mesoamerica and Andean South America  Civilizations  Ocean coastlines  Llamas  Humans  Olmecs and Maya  Cultivation of maize  Terraced pyramids  calendars  Ball game played on a court  Legend of Quetzalcoatl

27.  Communication  Cultivation, copper  Andean Society

28. The Hebrews  Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea  Monotheism  The Ten Commandments  Theocracy  Israel

29. Practice Questions  answer the eight multiple choice questions on your paper.

30. The Answers are: 1.B 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.E 6.D 7.B 8.B

31. Your assignment  Draw a picture, depicting a day in the life, or a concept from the packet you just completed.