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WORLD HISTORY Ch.1-2

TermDefinition
Archeology the study of past societies through artifacts
Anthropology study of human life/culture through artifacts
australopithecines "southern apes" earliest human-ish creatures: Africa, 3-4 Million years ago
Homo Erectus "upright human being"; 2nd stage of human development; 1.5 million years ago
Homo Sapien "wise human being"; 3rd stage of human development; 250,000 years ago
Neanderthal homo sapiens living in Europe and Middle East 100,000-30,000 BC
Paleolithic Age from greek "old stone"; early period from 2,500,000-10,000 BC; humans used simple stone tools
Nomads someone who moves place to place
systematic agriculture keeping animals & growing food on a regular basis
domestication adaptation for human use
Bronze Age 3000-1200 BC; widespread use of bronze for tools/weapons
culture way of life people follow
civilization complex culture where people share common elements
city-state city with political and economic control over surrounding countryside
ziggarut massive steeped tower on which temple was built and dedicated to gods/goddesses
theocracy gov't by divine authority
empire large political unit under 1 ruler that controls many people or territories
polytheistic having many gods
cuneiform "wedge shaped" system developed by Sumerians to create impression on clay tablet
monotheism having one god
satrap "protector of the kingdom" governor of a province of Persian empire under Darius
monarchy government by a sovereign ruler such as king/queen
pharoah ancient Egyptian monarch
bureaucracy administrative organization that uses non-elected officials
mummification drying a dead body to prevent decay
heiroglyphics egyptians and mayans used this; "sacred writings"
Neolithic age 8000-4000 BC "new stone"
code of Hammurabi 282 laws; strict justice
Indo-European nomadic peoples who spoke many languages; combined to form Hittite kingdom
Israelites semitic speaking
Assyrian semitic speaking; used Iron weapons
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