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Ancient Origins
| definition | term |
|---|---|
| bias | A point of view that is personal, rather than scientific. |
| chronological order | (Time Order) Events are arranged in the order in which they happened |
| latitude | Distance north or south of the equator |
| longitude | Distance east or west of the prime meridian |
| Hieroglyphics | An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds |
| equator | An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole |
| prime meridian | a planet's meridian adopted as the zero of longitude. |
| absolute location | The exact position of a place on the earth using coordinates. |
| relative location | where a place is located in relation to another place |
| geography | the study of the earth's physical and cultural features |
| nomad | A person who moves from place to place in search of food |
| primary resource | first hand account of an event |
| secondary resource | sources that were written about an event after it occurred |
| agriculture | farming |
| civilization | A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes |
| fertile | Able to produce good crops |
| scarcity | Limited quantities of resources |
| surplus | more than what is needed |
| specialization | the development of skills in a specific kind of work |
| silt | fertile soil deposited by a river |
| natural resources | Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature |
| artisans | skilled workers who make goods by hand |
| nobles | A member of a ruling family or one of high rank. |
| urbanization | the growth of cities |
| globe | a round model of the Earth |
| aerial photography | the use of aircraft to take pictures |
| physical maps | maps that use colors to show the elevation of different areas |
| coordinates | locations measured in degrees of latitude and longitude |
| century | 100-year time period |
| decade | 10-year time period |
| millennium | 1000-year time period |
| GPS | Global Positioning System; a system for navigation that uses satellites to determine latitude and longitude |
| origin | the place where something begins, where it comes into being |
| historians | people who study what has happened in the past |
| hunter-gatherers | a person who lives by hunting wild animals and collecting edible plants |
| migration | when animals move from one region to another, usually when seasons change |
| domestication | the process of changing the growth of plants or behavior of animals to be useful for humans |
| bronze | a mixture of copper and tin |
| clan | a large family group with a common ancestor |
| city-state | a self-governing city that also controls surrounding villages |
| Neolithic Revolution | the first agricultural revolution in which humans moved from hunting and gathering to agriculture and settlement |
| innovations | new inventions or ways of doing something |
| timeline | a diagram that shows when events took place during a given period of time |
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