Review Foundations Ap World

AP World History Test Review
Foundations: 8000BCE-600CE

Directions – Complete the following review sheet by writing in the correct information for all the statements/words in bold.   This outline follows the College Board course outline for AP World History.

1. Time: Periodization in Early Human History & What ushered in the next period?
Paleolithic Age: Major developments- Stone tools, natural shelters, fire, warfare bury dead, migration, organization, gender roles emerge, and village organization.


Neolithic Age: Population increases, harvesting wild grains, food surplus, job specialization, animal domestication, inventions, religion government, and gender differences.


Ancient Civilizations: Agricultural changes, economic changes, irrigation, artisans, religious organization, social classes develop, advanced cities with centers of trade, new tools, record keeping (scribes), institutions for government, religion, and education.



Classic Civilizations: China: Zhou, Qin, Han; India: Aryans, Maurya, Gupta; Mediterranean: Persian, Greece, Roman Empire.

2. Foraging & Pastoral Societies: Their Demographic Characteristics
Foraging societies/hunters-gatherers
    • Organization:
        o Chiefs, religious leaders
        o Natural shelters
        o Cave/tent
        o Warfare
        o Small bands based on food availability
        o Mobile
    • Culture:
        o Stone Tools
        o Egalitarian
        o Nomadic
        o Migrations
    • Gender roles:
        o Egalitarian society
        o Men: Hunt
        o Women: Gather
        o Both important and equal

Pastoral Societies

    • Organization:
        o Population increase
        o ‘Revolution’- gradual
        o Job specialization
        o One farmer= feeds
        o Government emerges
        o Organized irrigation
        o Distribute surplus
    • Culture:
        o Religion emerges
        o Nature based religion
        o... [continues]

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