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G9- Unit 2
The First Civilizations
Term | Definition |
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Prehistory | A time before written language |
Paleolithic Age | The Old Stone Age where people did not know how to farm and were nomadic |
Nomad | Someone who moves around from place to place in order to find food and shelter |
Hunter-Gatherers | Men hunted for food. Women gathered fruits, berries, nuts and more! |
Great Rift Valley | Birthplace of humanity in Africa |
Neolithic Era | When human beings stopped being nomads and finally figured out how to farm |
Fertile Soil | Dirt that is good for farming |
Agriculture | The practice of farming and growing crops |
Irrigation | The movement of water to land or crops |
Tigris-Euphrates Rivers | Rivers in Mesopotamia that brought fertile soil |
Cuneiform | Writing system using wedge-shaped symbols |
Ziggurat | A temple or place of worship |
Code of Hammurabi | Written set of laws. Very harsh and strict |
Monotheism | Belief in one god |
Polytheism | Belief in many gods |
Monarchy | Rule by one person |
Terrace Farming | Changing a mountain in order to grow food on it |
Hominids | Humanlike creatures |