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unit 1 vocab
historical jargon
| words | |
|---|---|
| Agrarian | A farming lifestyle. A person who advocates a redistribution of landed property Of or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land. |
| Communal | Shared by all members of a community |
| Filial | Denoting the generation or generations after the parental generation |
| Monarchy | A form of government with a queen or king ruling it. |
| Pastoral | Used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle |
| Subsistence | 1.The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level |
| Archeology | the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures |
| Edifice | A complex system of beliefs. |
| Incarnation | The embodiment of God the Son in human flesh as Jesus Christ. |
| Nomadic | mobile: migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession... |
| Patriarch | A system of society or government controlled by men: "patriarchal values". |
| Venerate | Regard with great respect; revere |
| City-State | a state consisting of a sovereign city. |
| Egalitarian | Relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities |
| Indigenous | Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native: "the indigenous peoples of Siberia". |
| Oracle | 1.A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity. 2.A place at which such advice or prophecy was sought. |
| Sedentary | 1.(of a person) Tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive. 2.(of work or a way of life) Characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise. |
| Civilizations | 1.The most advanced stage of human social development and organization. 2.The process by which a society or place reaches this stage. |
| Era | 1.A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic. 2.A system of chronology dating from a particular noteworthy event |
| Metallurgy | The branch of science that deals with the properties of metals. |
| Pagan | A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions, or relating to such people or beliefs: "a pagan god". |
| Stratification | 1.a stratified state or appearance: the stratification of ancient ruins from eight different periods. 2. Sociology . the hierarchical or vertical division of society according to rank, caste, or class: stratification of feudal society. |
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