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Ancient Civs
Vocabulary for Ancient Civilizations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Civilizations | a form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technology |
| Paleolithic | the “Old Stone Age”, a prehistoric time period that lasted from 2.5 million B.C.E. to 8000 B.C.E. Early people made use of stone tools and weapons |
| Nomad | people who moved from place to place in search of food |
| Neolithic | a prehistoric period that lasted from 8000 B.C.E. to 3000 B.C.E during which people began to live in permanent settlements, the “New Stone Age’ |
| Cultural Diffusion | the exchange of ideas, customs and goods between cultures |
| Fertile Crescent | a crescent shaped region of good farmland created by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| Polytheistic | belief in many gods |
| Migration | the process or act of moving from place to place ( nomads migrated as they search for food ) |
| cuneiform | a system of writing with wedge shaped symbols invented by the Sumerians around 3000 B.C.E. |
| Code of Hammurabi | a set of 282 written laws written by King Hammurabi;rules for members of Babylon's society to live by |
| ziggurat | a tiered, pyramid - shaped structure that served as an ancient Sumerian temple in Mesopotamia |
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