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History.midterm.voc
History.midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| shift from hunting & gathering food to keeping animals & growing food | neolithic revolution |
| tools, pottery,weapons left behind by early people | artifact |
| poeple who move from place to place | nomads |
| government by divine authority | theocracy |
| a massive stepped tower with a temple dedicated to a god or goddess | ziggurat |
| a city with political & economic control over the surrounding countryside | city-state |
| having multiple gods | polytheism |
| having one god | monotheism |
| "the rule of few" form of government in which a few people exercise control | oligarchy |
| method of teaching used by Socrates question & answer, leads people to use their own reasoning | Socratic method |
| an open area that served as a place where people could assemble or market | agora |
| fortified gathering place at the top of a hill | acropolis |
| early Greek city-state, consisting of a city & its surrounding area | polis |
| an official in charge of a province | procurators |
| terms of peace imposed by ancient Roman on its dominions | Pax Romana |
| a set of rigid categories in ancient India that determined a person's occupation & his position in society | caste system |
| rebirth of an individual's soul in a different form after death | reincarnation |
| Islam place of worship | mosque |
| a physical test to determine guilt or innocence | ordeal |
| a man who seperates himself from human society to dedicate himslef to God | monk |
| governmental system based on the ownership of land | feudalism |
| man who served a lord in a military capacity | vassal |
| land given to a vassal | fief |