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worldhistoryvocab1
paleolithic/neolithic/nomadic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| relating to agriculture, as well as land use and ownership | agrarian |
| growing more food than is needed to meet the needs of the grower and his family- the surplus if used to trade for other needed items | agricultural surplus |
| the alphabet that we use today was developed by the phoenicians | alphabet |
| land that is suitable for farming | arable land |
| a person who studies the life of early people by examining their physical remains | archeologist |
| objects made and used by people | artifact |
| a person who specializes in a job and beccomes a skilled craftsman | artisian |
| a form of economy and trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money | barter economy |
| system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials | bureaucracy |
| used to determine the approximate age of materials made of organic such as wood or animal bones | carbon dating |
| people living together in complex societies | civilizations |
| a small group of people usually related to each other - paleolithic hunters and gathers traveled in clans | clan |
| social ranking of people according to wealth and occupation | class system |
| the first written collection of laws (babylon) | code of hammurabi |
| another name for the early river valley settlements | cradles of civilization |