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Unit 1 Global I
Intro, Paleolithic Era, Neolithic Revolution, River Valleys
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| political map | map that shows boundaries, cities, etc |
| physical map | shows the geographic features (rivers, mountains, etc), usually uses different shades for different elevation |
| topographic map | shows elevation using contour lines |
| primary source | a document, speech, or other sort of evidence written, created or otherwise produced during the time under study. Examples: Autobiographies, news film, interviews, diaries, speeches |
| secondary source | provide interpretation and analysis of primary sources |
| prehistory | the time period before the development of writing |
| archaeologist | Use artifacts to study how people lived |
| artifact | any object made by humans |
| anthropologist | study the physical and cultural characteristics of humans and their ancestors |
| Great Rift Valley | "the birthplace of humanity" |
| paleontologist | studies fossil remains |
| fossils | remains of living things |
| economist | studies the production and distribution of goods (trade and money) |
| geographer | studies how humans interact, impact, and are impacted by their physical surroundings |
| Neolithic Revolution | Development of agriculture and the domestication of animals |
| domesticate | to tame for personal use |
| nomad | person who travels from place to place in search of food |
| silt | mineral rich soil |
| river valleys | location of the first civilizations |
| theocracy | form of government where the political leader is also the religious leader |
| polytheistic | belief in more than one god |
| hierarchy | organized according to rank/importance |
| Mesopotamia | the land between the rivers (Tigris and Euphrates) and location of the Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations |
| cuneiform | written language of the Sumerians |
| ziggurats | stepped pyramids of the Sumerians |
| Hammurabi's Code | first written law code (written by the Babylonians); "an eye for an eye...", harsh punishments |
| river around which the Shang Dynasty developed | Huang He (yellow) river |
| river around which the Harappans developed | Indus River |
| River(s) where the Sumerians and Babylonians flourished | Tigris and Euphrates |
| exchange of goods, beliefs, etc. between cultures | cultural diffusion |
| Written language of the Egyptians | hieroglyphics |
| these were built as tombs for pharoahs | pyramids |
| seasonal winds that bring rain to India | monsoons |
| belief that your culture is superior to others | ethnocentrism |
| Chinese idea that the emperor's authority comes from the heavens | Mandate of Heaven |
| River around which the ancient Egyptians lived | Nile |
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