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Unit 3 Lessons 4-6
Laws, Pastoral Nomads, Technology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| intensification | improvements in technology and farming practices that allowed people to produce and store more food (which allowed more people to live in one area) |
| cuneiform | characters formed by the arrangment of small wedge-like shaped elements. It was used in the area around Mesopotamia. |
| hieroglyphics | writing system that uses symbols or pictures to denote objects, concepts, or sounds, originally and especially in the writing system of ancient Egypt. |
| centralized authority | an organizing structure where the main unit has the power, right, and ability to control smaller units (i.e. government) |
| laws | a rule of conduct or action that is binding and enforced by a controlling authority |
| scribe | a person who learned to read and write hieroglyphs and hieratic (a quicker and shorter form of hieroglyphs) |
| nomadic | having no fixed home and move from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land |
| pastoralism | a way of life where a group of people survives from the secondary products of herds. People follow patterns of grazing to keep their herds alive. |
| secondary products of herds | This includes things like milk and wool. After the animal dies or is killed, then it would also include products like meat, leather, and hide |
| pastoral nomads | people who depend on domestic livestock, migrate in an established territtory to find pasture for their animals |
| herds | large groups of domesticated animals like sheep or goats |
| Great Arid Zone | the belt of dry and semi-arid land that extends across Afroeurasia from the Sahara Desert in the west and Manchuria in northern China. |
| steppes | a vast grassland |
| cultural diffusion | the process of different cultures adopting ideas and technology from other cultures over time |
| chariot | a wheeled carriage powered by horses that was essential for trade and warfare throughout Afroeurasia beginning in about 3000 BCE |
| metallurgy | the art and science of producing metal goods, all the way from mining and extracting metal from mineral ores to the shaping of metal objects |
| technology | the use of knowledge of tools, crafts, or technical systems to solve problems and/or complete different tasks |
| bronze | a metal alloy (metal mixture) consisting of mostly copper, but also mixed with tin or lead. It is harder and stronger than plain copper. |
| textile | cloth or fabric that is woven, knitted, or otherwise manufactured |
| Bronze Age | a period after the Stone Age characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons made by heating and combining copper and tin |
| pottery | an early form of technology made by hardened clay |
| plow | an early form of technology that creates rows for planting seeds. It started with shoulder blades of animals, then was replaced with wooden models. Eventually, metal and wheels were added to improve the design. |
| irrigation | an early form of technology focused on moving water on purpose (closer to the fields that need water) |
| social hierarchy (review) | the ranking of individuals in a society based on what job they do or their family background |
| agrarian (review) | another term for farming |
| mo' money, mo' problems | This is a lyric from Biggie Smalls (rip). It serves as a reminder that as more people get together, more problems occur. We solve these problems with laws that are written down. |
| Hammurabi | This was a ruler from Babylon. He gained control of Mesopotamia, and established one of the first known legal codes. His punishments were very harsh. |
| smelting | the heating of rock in order to separate it from the metal ore |
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