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Global Vocab 2
Early civilizations and World History
Question | Answer |
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Body of law with the private rights of individuals. | Civil Law |
A complex highly organized social order. | Civilization |
Branch of law deals with offenses against others such as robbery, assault, or murder. | Criminal Law |
Spread ideas, customs, and technologies from one person to another. | Cultural Diffusion |
Wedge-shaped writting of ancient sumerians. | Cuneiform |
Form of picture writing developed by the ancient Egyptians. | Hieroglyphics |
Title of rulers of ancient Egypt. | Pharaoh |
Pyramid- temple dedicated to the cheif god or goddess of a ancient sumerian city-state. | Zigguart |
Tame some of the animals they had once hunted. | Domesticate |
When people started farming, producing their own food, and the changes they made from producing their own food. | Neolithic Revolution |
Refers to the skills and tools people used to make their basic means. | Technology |
The sacred book of Christianity writings include both the old and the new testement. | Bible |
Binding agreement. | Covenant |
The basic duties of all Muslims | Five Pillars of Islam |
Muhammad's fight from Mecca to Medina. | Hijra |
Savior sent by god. | Messiah |
Muslim house of worship. | Mosque |
A journey to a sacred place or shrine. | Pilgrimage |
Spirtual leader believed to be interpreting God's will. | Prophet |
The sacred word of god as revealed to Muhammad. | Quran or Koran |
A set of laws that Jews believe God gave them through Moses | The ten commandments |
Study of past people and cultures | Archaeology |
Object made by human beings | Artifact |