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Unit 2

The First Civilizations

TermDefinition
domesticate to tame; to change a wild plant or animal so it can be grown or raised by humans
settlements places where people start a new place to live where others have not before
revolution a very great change from things in the past
sedentary living in a fixed location; not nomadic
agriculture farming
river valley the area of land nearby and parallel to a river
fertile able to produce farm crops or other plant life
irrigation the act of supplying water to land or crops
culture the language, ideas, inventions, and art of a particular group of people
cultural diffusion the exchange of culture between at least two groups of people
Neolithic having to do with the New Stone Age, the time period from about 8,000 B.C.E to about 3,500 B.C.E characterized by the beginnings of farming
Code of Hammurabi a law code enacted by the king of Babylonia around 1772 BC
social classes groupings of people in a society based usually based on wealth, religion, ethnicity, or other factors
civilization an advanced state of development of a society as judged by such things as having a system of government and laws, using a written language, and keeping written records
urban relating to a city
Fertile Crescent the area of land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Middle East, also known as Mesopotamia, where the first human civilizations emerged
adapt to change; to adjust to new conditions
turning point an event that leads to lasting change
nomadic living like a nomad; moving from place to place, staying in one place temporarily
Paleolithic having to do with the Paleolithic Period, or Old Stone Age, the time period from 2 million B.C.E. to about 10,000 B.C.E. characterized by the use of stone tools
hunter-gatherer one who gets their food by hunting for it and collecting wild fruit, vegetables, and nuts; most humans in the Paleolithic Period were hunter-gatherers
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