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3rd Term Exam-Pullin
3rd nine weeks exam social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Iceman | found in the Alps - copper ax |
| Old Stone Age | No farming - hunter-gatherers - FIRE: life changing discovery Nomads: people who have no settled home |
| Middle Stone Age | more refined, or advanced tools |
| New Stone Age | FARMING |
| Phoenicia | located in present day Jerusalem snails & cedar wood |
| Judaism | Abraham / The Tanakh / monotheism- belief in one god/goddess / polytheism- belief in more than one god/goddess |
| Archaeologists | study ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence |
| History | the written and other recorded events of people |
| Ziggurat | the site of the temple to the main god or goddess of the city / pyramids made of terraces (like a stairway for gods) |
| Hammurabi | ruled Babylonia from about 1792 to 1760 BCE / Hammurabi's Code / 282 laws / first set of laws to be written down / code told the people of Babylonia how to settle conflicts in all areas |
| Cataract | rock-filled rapids |
| Delta | plain at the mouth of a river |
| Silt | fine soil found on river bottoms |
| Pharaoh | the title used by the kings of Egypt / had absolute power in Egypt |
| Dynasty | series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group |
| Regent | someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule |
| Mummy | the preserved body of a dead person |
| Pyramids | huge buildings with four sloping triangle-shaped sides |
| Epic | long story-telling poems |
| City-State | independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory / has its own god/goddess, government, and king |
| Oracle | sacred sites where it is believed that the gods spoke |
| Tragedy | a type of serious drama that ends in disaster for the main character |
| Agora | public marketplace and meeting place |
| Vendor | seller of goods |
| Sparta | a city-state in southern Greece |
| Plague | a widespread disease |
| Athens | a city-state in ancient Greece |
| Philosopher | some who uses reason to understand the world |
| Tyrant | ruler who seized power by force |
| Blockade | action taken to isolate the enemy and cut off supplies |
| Patrician | member of a wealthy family |
| Plebeian | ordinary citizen (could not hold office) |
| Veto | rejection of any planned action by a person in power / "I forbid" |
| Roman Colosseum | the site of contests and combats between people and between people and animals |
| Disciple | follower of Jesus |
| Persecute | treat in a cruel or unjust way repeatedly |
| Census | official count of people living in Rome |
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