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Civilizations Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| civilization | a society reaches an advanced stage of development and organization |
| deity | a god, or goddess, in a polytheistic religion |
| polytheistic | belief in many gods |
| monotheistic | belief in one god |
| government | the political direction and control over the people in civilizations |
| monarchy | a form of government with one leader (a monarch - king, queen) |
| democracy | a form of government that is ruled by the people |
| oligarchy | a form of government in which a small group of people have control |
| imports | goods that are brought INTO a country |
| exports | goods that sent OUT of the country |
| trade | the action of buying and selling goods and services |
| social classes | a division of a society based on social and economic status |
| hierarchy | a system in which people are ranked one above the other according to authority. |
| agriculture | the practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for growing crops and rearing of animals to provide food and other products |
| empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme leader (emperor, or empress) |
| city-states | a state usually with a city as its power center that has political and economic control over its surrounding area |
| artifacts | an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest. |
| archaeology | the study of human history through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains. |
| BC | before Christ |
| AD | Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord) |
| BCE | before common era |
| CE | common era |
| timeline | a display of a list of events in chronological order |
| dynasty | a sequence of rulers from the same family |
| culture | the customs, arts, beliefs, and achievements of a particular group of people |
| history | the study of the past |
| archaeologist | a person who studies human history through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains. |
| primary sources | first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it |
| secondary sources | a source that was created later by someone who did not experience it first-hand or participate in the events |
| fertile crescent | area of land that contains nutrient rich soil which makes the land good for crowing crops |
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Chelsea Lambert
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