A | B |
Early Hunter-gatherer | smalll nomadic clans |
Neolithic Revolution | develop the ability to farm |
river valleys | location of first agricultural settlements |
Hammurabi | modified a code of laws |
Cuneiform | wedge-shaped symbols written in wet clay tablets |
Cultural Diffusion | exchange of ideas and goods between different groups |
Oldest Hominid Artifacts | 4.4 million years |
Paleolithic Period | Use of stone tools |
Shang | Earliest Chinese Dynasty |
Phoenicians | Ancient world's greatest traders |
Culture | a way of life of a given people at a given time |
Specialization of labor | Dividing up tasks sot that people can work in the are they are most skilled |
Hatshepsut | Egyptian Ruler "1st great female" |
Homo Sapiens | "Intelligent human being" |
Monarchy | Form of Government headed by a king or Queen |
Empire | Form of government that unites differnt territories and people under one ruler |
Polytheism | Belief in more than one god |
Egyptians | Developed a civilization along the Nile River about 3000 BC |
Hieroglyphics | System of writing developed by the Egyptians |
Mohenjo-Daro | Indus River Valley Civilization |
Prehistory | Time before people developed writing |
radiocarbon dating | technique for determining age |
Nomads | moving constantly in search of food |
Deity | God or Goddess |
Artisans | Workers skilled in a craft |
Civilization | Highly organized society with an advanced knowledge of farming, treade, government, art and science |
Myths | traditional stories explaining how the world was formed |
Dynasty | Line of rulers from one family |
Pharaoh | "Great house of the king" |
Bureaucracy | group of government officials headed by an administrator |
Great Pyramids | used as tombs for the pharaohs |