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ROC Packet Vocab
Rise of Civilizations Unit- all lowercase, no punctuation <3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prehistory | this is the period of time before writing was invented |
| historians | these are experts in the study of how people lived in the historical past |
| artifacts | these are objects made by humans |
| anthropology | this is the study of humans past and present |
| culture | this refers to the way of life of a society including beliefs values and practices |
| achaeology | this is the study of past people and cultures through their material remains |
| olduvai gorge | this is a deep canyon in tanzania |
| technology | this is the skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs and wants |
| mary leakey | this woman searched the olduvai gorge in the 1930s and discovered ancient tools and hominid bones |
| louis leaky | this man searched the olduvai gorge in the 1930s and discovered ancient tools and hominid bones |
| donald johanson | this man found a complete skeleton in ethiopia at least 3 million years old in 1974 |
| old stone age | this is the area of prehistory that lasted from 2 million bc to 9000 bc also called paleolithic period |
| paleolithic period | this is the era of prehistory that lasted from 2 million bc to 9000 bc also called old stone age |
| new stone age | this is the final era of prehistory, beginning in 9000 bc also known as neolithic period |
| neolithic period | this is the final era of prehistory, beginning in 9000 bc also known as new stone age |
| domesticate | this is to tame animals and adapt crops so they are best suited to be used by humans |
| nomad | this is a person who moves place to place in search of food |
| animism | this is the belief that spirits and forces live within animals objects or dreams |
| neolithic revolution | this is the period of time in which the introduction of agriculture led people to transition from nomadic to settled life |
| catal huyuk | this was one of the worlds first villages established in modern day turkey in 7000 bc |
| jericho | this is the worlds first ever village established in modern day west bank around 9000 bc |
| surplus | this is an amount thats more than needed |
| traditional economy | this is an undeveloped economic system that relies on custom and tradition |
| civilization | this is an advanced stage of human society marked by a well organized government and high levels of culture science and industry |
| steppe | this is a sparse dry treeless grassland |
| polytheistic | this is to believe in many gods |
| artisan | this is a skilled craftperson |
| pictograph | this is a small drawing that looks like the object it represents |
| scribe | this is a person specially trained to read write and keep records in ancient civilizations |
| cultural diffusion | this is the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another |
| city state | this is a political unit that includes a city and its surrounding lands and villaiges |
| empire | this is a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler |
| fertile crescent | this is the region of the middle east in which civilizations first arose |
| mesopotamia | this is the region within the fertile crescent that lies between the tigris euphrates rivers |
| sumer | this is the world's first civilization located in south eastern mesopotamia |
| epic of gilgamesh | this is the mesopotamian narrative poem that was first recited in sumer |
| hierarchy | this is a system of ranking groups |
| ziggurat | in ancient mesopotamia these were large stepped platforms thought to hold a temple at the top for the chief god |
| cuneiform | in the ancient middle east this was a system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks |
| codify | to arrange or set down in writing |
| civil law | this is a branch of law that deals with private rights and matters |
| criminal law | this is a branch of law that deals with offenses against others |
| bureaucracy | this is a system of government through departments and subdivisions administered by officials who follow set rules |
| barter economy | this is a system in which one set of goods or services is exchanged for another |
| money economy | this is a system in which goods or services are paid for through the exchange of a token of agreed value |
| colony | this is a territory that is settled and ruled by people from another land |
| alphabet | this is a writing system in which each symbol represents a single basic sound |
| subcontinent | this is a large landmass that juts out from a continent |
| plateau | this is a raised area of level land |
| monsoon | this is a seasonal wind that regularly blows from a certain direction for part of the year |
| harappa | this was a large ancient city of the indus population located in present day pakistan |
| mohenjo daro | this was average sized ancient city of the indus population located in present day pakistan |
| veneration | this is a special regard |
| sargon | according to sumerian historians this king reigned from 2334 to 2279 bc he is known for creating the first empire in mesopotamia |
| hammurabi | this person became the first ruler of the babylonian empire he inherited the power from his father who extended babylons control across mesopotamia this person is known for writing the first code of law in recorded history |
| nebuchadnezzar | this person was the kind of the babylonian empire from 605 to 562 bc he led several military campaigns which expanded the empire to aramea judah and other cities he rebuilt the city of babylon and is credited for the famous hanging gardens |
| zoroaster | this person was an iranian religious reformer for zoroastrianism he emphasized the individual freedom to choose right or wrong and individual responsibility for ones actions this persons ideas influenced the early development of philosophy |
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