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SS Ch. 1 (6th)

Social Studies Vocabulary, Ch. 1

TermDefinition
historian people who study and write about the human past
archaeologist people who hunt for evidence buried in the ground where settlements might once have been
artifact weapons, tools, and other things made by humans
fossil traces of plants or animals that have been preserved in rock
anthropologist people who focus on human society - they study how humans developed and how they related to one another
nomad people who regularly move from place to place
technology tools and methods to help humans perform tasks
domesticate taming animals and plants for human use
specialization the development of different kinds of jobs
civilization a complex society that has cities, organized governments, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system
irrigation using walls, waterways, and ditches to bring water to crops
city-state a city and land around it that had its own government and was not part of any larger unit
artisan skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery
cuneiform a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer
scribe mostly boys from wealthy families who learned how to write and became record keepers; they held honored positions in society, often going on to become judges and political leaders
empire a group of many different lands under one ruler
province a political district which had its own officials that governed; the officials collected taxes and enforced the king's laws
caravan a group of traveling merchants
astronomer people who study the heavenly bodies - they map the stars, the planets, and the phases of the moon
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