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Globalhist.1
Global History Vocabulary Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Geography | The study of people, their environment, and the resources that are available to them. |
| Prehistory | The period of time before writing systems was invented. |
| Culture | Way of life of a society that is handed down from one generation to the next by learning an experience. |
| Artifact | Objects made by human beings. |
| Technology | The skills and tools that people use to meet their basic needs. |
| Historian | A person who studies how people live in the past. |
| Nomad | A person who moves from place to place in search of food. |
| Animism | The belief that spirits and forces, may live in animals, objects, or dreams. |
| Domesticate | To tame animals and crops for the purpose of cultivation. |
| Civilization | Complex highly organized social order |
| Polytheistic | Believing in many gods |
| Monotheistic | Believing in one God |
| Artisan | A skilled craft worker |
| Pictogram | A drawing used to represent a word |
| Anthropology | The study of the origins and development of people and their societies |
| Animism | Belief that spirits and forces may live in animals objects or dreams |
| Surplus | Extra or excess |
| Scribe | In ancient civilizations a specially trained person who knew how to read write and keep records. |
| Cultural Diffusion | Spread by migration, trade and warfar. The spread of ideas customs and technologies from one people to another. |
| City-State | Political unit made up of a city and surrounding lands. |
| Archeology | The study of past people and cultures. A branch of Anthropology. |
| Empire | A group of states or territories, controlled by one ruler. |
| Steppes | Less fertile lands or dry grasslands used by nomads to herd their cattle. |