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History Vocab

TermDefinition
Anthropology Study how humans behave
Archeologsts Study of human life in the past by examinating the objects they leave behind
Prehistory Before written records
Fossils Hardened remains of living things that existed long ago
Geologists Physical materials of earth itself
Artifacts Anything made or used by humans
Evidence Something that can be used as proof
Conclude To decide as a result of thinking or reasoning
Hunter-gatherers People that lived by hunting small animals and gathering plants
Culture The many defferent elements that make up the way of life of a person.
Complex Not simple
Migration When people leave their home lands to live somewhere else
Enviroments Surroundings
Adapt To change their way of life
Networks A closely interconnected group of people or things
Populate Become inhabitans of almost every land area of the world
Animism Belief that the natural world is filled of spirits
Domesticate Change something to make it useful for humans
Revolution Complete change in ways of thinking, working , or living
Reliable Dependable, steady
Nomads People that move from place to place with their herds
Benefit Favorable, result
Surplus Extra, more than needed
Specialization Most of their lifes in a single job or craft
Accumulated Stored
Economy System that a community uses tu produce
Civilization Complex society that has cities, a well-organized goverment, workers with especialized job skills
Resource Supply of something that can be used as needed
Managing Contriling; have controle over
Religion A set of shared spiritual beliefs
Especialization Act of concentrating on a limited number of goods or activities
Social Classes Groups of people that occupy different ranks or levels in society
Monotheism Belief that there is only one god
Ethics Ideas of good and wrong
Torah First five books of the hebrew bibble
Covenant An agreement
Eventually After a time
Compel or compelled Force or forced
Exodus The escape of the israellites from slavery in egypt
Commandment Order to do something
Prophet Person choosen by god as a messeger to bring truth to people
Commentary Set of comments or a recorded discussion about something
Rabbis Religious teachersl, recorded oral laws
Talmud A collection of oral teaching and commentaries about the hebrew bible and mewish laws
Rightouness Acting or living in a way that is ethically right and obeys God's laws
Individual Having to do with a single person or thing
Justice Fairness or fair justice
Sabbath A weekly day of rest
Judge Leader who ralllied the Israelites tondefend their land
Commision To order the creation of
Exile Separation from one's homeland
Diaspora Communities of Jews living outside of their ancient homeland
Reject To decide against; turn away
Synagogue Meeting place
Assembly Group organized for a purpose
Fertile-Crecent Refion of the middle east that stretches in a large crescent- shaped curve from the Percia Gulf to the mediteranian sea
Mesopotamia A wide, flat plain, in prescent day Iraq
Irrigate Supply water to crops from far away
City-state Independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territorry
Barter Trading systemin which people exchange goods directly without using money
Distinct Different
Polytheism Belief in many gods
Prosper Grow in wealth
Ziggurats Pyramid-shaped brick towers
Cuneiform Writting system
Assembly Group organized for a purpose
Import Good or service sold within the country
Export Good or service sold outside a country
Profit The gain
Navigation The art of steering a ship from place to place
Colony Area ruled by a distant country
Cultural diffusion Spreading of cultural traits from one region to another
Alphabet Small set of letters or symbols
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