Chapter 1 test Flashcards
Beringia
Land bridge over which the first people to America are thought to have traveled during the ice age
Paleo-Indians
People who crossed Beringia between Siberia and Alaska to become the first Americans
Paleo-Indians adjusted to the extinction of big game by
Developing new hunting and food gathering skills
Domestication
Adaptation and control of plants and animals
The Agricultural Revolution
Shift from hunting and gathering to domestication of plants and animals
Cultural diffusion
The spread of practices or beliefs from one group to another
The results of the Agricultural Revolution
- The development of social classes. 2. The rise of cities. 3. A division of labor
The South American Incas and the Mesoamerican Aztecs both built empires
Established through conquests
Early Native American diets, types of housing, and social structures in North America varied
because the environment affected North American cultures in various ways
Similarities between Native American artifacts and those of other cultures have led many scholars to believe
that early Native American cultures had significant contact with other world cultures
The Roman Empire
Civilization whose collapse led to the development of feudalism
Feudalism
Medieval system in which nobles pledged military assistance and loyalty in exchange for land and protection
Feudalism
Rigid social and economic system that arose in response to the collapse of Rome and continual threats
Manor
Self-sufficient estate including house, pastures, fields, and village
Serfs
Men and women bound to the land by their labor