Pre-AP World History and Geography: The Ancient Period, Before 600 BCE

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Content Summary 1.1: Human Adaptation and Migration in the Paleolithic World

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- hominid
- bipedalism
- adaptation
- initiate
- manipulate
- forage
- sophisticated
- innovation
- demographic
- barter
- communal
- crucial
- insecurity
- migration
- extensive
1.1: Human Adaptation and Migration in the Paleolithic World (Sources 1–8)

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- mutation
- mundane
- exodus
- extinction
- emigrate
- abstract
- yield
- aesthetic
- archaeologist
- unprecedented
- manifest
- ritual
- javelin
- trappings
- controversial
- subscribe
- paleontologist
- excavation
- disperse
- archaic
Content Summary 1.2: Causes and Effects of the Neolithic Revolution

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- fluctuate
- epoch
- domesticate
- cultivate
- rejuvenate
- pastoral
- sedentary
- density
- egalitarian
- hierarchical
- allocation
- deforestation
- biodiversity
- maize
- inevitably
1.2: Causes and Effects of the Neolithic Revolution (Sources 1–6)

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- prerequisite
- demography
- domestication
- attest
- substantial
- linguistic
- progenitor
- derive
- component
- commodity
- explicitly
- temperate
- residue
- nourish
- prevalence
Content Summary 1.3: Origins of Complex Urban Societies in the Ancient World

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- diminish
- reinvigorate
- accommodate
- aerate
- kinship
- emergence
- agricultural
- irrigation
- revitalize
- silt
- deposition
- elite
- tribute
- coercive
- infrastructure
- sustained
- terrace
- monumental
- disseminate
- characterize
Content Summary 1.4: Pastoralism in Ancient Afro-Eurasia

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- nomadic
- pastoral
- steppe
- savanna
- graze
- facilitate
- livestock
- expansive
- compaction
- erosion
- implement
- diversify
- intermediary
- diffusion
- mobility
Content Summary 1.5: State Formation in Ancient Afro-Eurasia

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- surplus
- specialization
- settlement
- incorporate
- superiority
- monopolize
- tributary
- conquest
- complex
- bureaucracy
- delegate
- unify
- divine
- cuneiform
- codify
1.5: State Formation in Ancient Afro-Eurasia (Sources 1–9)

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- complexity
- arable
- alluvial
- centralization
- economic
- consensus
- foundation
- illiterate
- peasant
- primarily
- expedition
- endeavor
- legitimize
- extraction
- scarce
- provision
- hostility
- reinforcement
- infantry
- campaign
- overwhelm
- yoke
- siege
- concubine
- dowry
Content Summary 1.6: Development of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Religions

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- animism
- favorable
- venerate
- polytheistic
- patron
- deity
- legitimacy
- phenomenon
- mandate
- justify
- cosmic
- bolster
- stability
- undermine
- metaphysical
- monotheistic
- morality
- omniscient
- ethical
- omnipresent
1.6: Development of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Religions (Sources 1–8)

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- ascribe
- invoke
- embodiment
- decisive
- accompaniment
- gradual
- systematic
- theology
- observance
- shaman
- subsistence
- provisions
- granary
- offense
- righteous
- pious
- statute
- negligent
- abide
- uproot
- subdue
- prosperity
- repose
- brace
- omnipotent
Content Summary 1.7: Development of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Societies

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- intensive
- accumulation
- scribe
- consequently
- differentiation
- distinction
- gender
- patriarchal
- husbandry
- laborious
- intervention
- incarnate
- characteristic
- secular
- feudal
- governance
- perpetrator
- ancestry
- notable
- agency