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WH Vocab Unit1

WH Vocab Unit 1

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Nomad a person who moves from place to place in search of food
animisim belief that spirits live in animals objects and dreams
civilization complex highly organized social order
domesticate tame animals, and adapt crops for cultivation
historian a person who studies how people lived in the past
artifact objects made by human beings
city state political unit made up of a city and the surounding land
cultural difusion spread of ideas customs and technologies from one people to another
culture way of life past down by generations by learning and experience
prehistory period of time before writing systems were invented
surplus extra or excess
anthropology study of origins and development of people and their society
cuneiform wedge shaped writing of the ancient sumerians
satrap governor of a province in perisan empire
monotheistic believing in one god
hieroglyphics form of picture writing developed by ancient egyptians
vizier chief minister who supervized the business of government
papyrus plant that grows at nile used for paper
criminal law branch of law that deals with offenses against others
civil law branch of law dealing with private rights of people
ziggurat a pyramid temple dedicated to the chief god
patriarchal describing a family headed by the father
silt rich soil caried by flooding rivers
pharaoh ruler of ancient Egypt
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