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Burns 1st Unit Vocab
General Terms
Term | Definition |
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Geography | The study of the environment and resources surrounding us. |
Culture | a way of life, based on customs, traditions, etc. |
Monarchy | Rule by a king or queen |
Secondary Source | Written work about a particular time period, written after the fact. |
Monotheism | Belief in one god |
Nomad | A person that roams from place to place in search of food with no permanent settlement |
Technology | Advancements in the way of life |
Theocracy | Form of government where political leaders are also religious leaders |
prehistory | time period before written history |
artifact | hand-made object from an earlier time |
polytheism | belief in many gods |
cultural diffusion | the spread of people, goods, and ideas from culture to culture |
primary source | written work about a particular time period, written after the fact |
archaeology | |
neolithic revolution | time period where humans transitioned to farming and permanent settlement |