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Early Civ and World
Global Regents unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Basic duties of Islam: include prayer and pilgrimage to Mecca | 5 Pillars of Islam |
| study of past and present cultures | archeology |
| object made by human beings | artifact |
| sacred book of Islam which contains the word of God as revealed by Muhammad | Quran or Koran |
| in traditional Indian society, unchangeable social group into which a person is born | caste |
| a complex, highly organized social order | civilization |
| arrange and set down in writing | codify |
| binding agreement | covenant |
| branch of law that deals with offenses against others such as robbery, assault or murder | criminal law |
| spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another | cultural diffusion |
| wedge-shaped writing of the ancient Sumerians | cuneiform |
| the scattering of the Jewish people from their homeland in Palestine | diaspora |
| taming of animals that were once hunted | domesticate |
| the pilgrimate to Mecca that all Muslims are expected to make at least once in their lifetime | Hajj |
| form of picture writing developed by the ancient Egyptians | hieroglyphics |
| Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD | hijra |
| savior sent by God | messiah |
| muslim house of worship | mosque |
| change from nomadic to settled farming life that ushered in the New Stone Age | Neolithic Revolution |
| title of the rulers of Ancient Egypt | pharaoh |
| spiritual leader believed to be interpreting God's will | prophet |
| a journey to a sacred place or shrine | pilgrimage |
| refers to skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs | technology |
| pyramid temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of an ancient Sumerian city-state | ziggurat |
| the first collection of written laws; created by the strict King of Babylon | Code of Hammurabi |
| an arch shaped piece of rich soil extending from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to the Mediterranean Sea | Fertile Crescent |
| the sacred scriptures of Christians comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament | Bible |