AP World History – Chapter 1: Hunter-Foragers – Flashcards

Harvesting too much to the point of diminishing returns

A set of dramatic changes in how people lived based on the development of agriculture, characterized by developments such as agriculture, pastoralism, specialization of labor, towns and cities, governments, religions, and technological innovations

The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced

A member of a culture in which food is obtained by hunting, fishing, and foraging rather by agriculture or animal husbandry

To tame wild animals to be brought up with humans

People moving herds of animals from pasture to pasture

A family, clan or other group based on kinship

A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand

Refers to a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierachy