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Flashcards by dawnthompson3, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Century | A period of 100 years |
| Periodization | Diving a subject into historical eras in an attempt to break it down into manageable segments |
| Demography | The study of populations |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spread of customs, ideas, and technology from one place to another |
| Migration | A movement from one region to another |
| Primary Source | A document of physical object which was written or created during the time under study |
| Secondary Source | Interprets and analyzes primary sources |
| Paleolithic Age | 750,000 BCE - 10,000 BCE The Old Stone Age and earliest known time of mankind |
| Egalitarian | A person who believes in human equality |
| Neolithic Revolution | 10,000 BCE - 8,000 BCE The development of agriculture and permanent settlements |
| Patriarchy | A society characterized by the supremacy of males |
| Pastoralism | The branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock |
| Characteristics of a Civilization (Ants Can't Take Slick Rice) | Advanced cities, complex institutions, technology, specialized jobs, and record-keeping |
| Hittites | People who established an empire in Anatolia and Syria |
| Babylonia | An ancient empire of Mesopotamia on the Euphrates River |
| Mesopotamia | A civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Southwest Asia |
| Egypt | A civilization located along the Nile River in northeastern Africa |
| Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa | Archaeological sites near the Indus River |
| Shang | A Chinese dynasty that developed around the Huang He River and ruled from 1750 BCE - 1500 BCE |
| Olmecs | Mesoamerican civilization that developed along the Gulf of Mexico from 1200 BCE - 400 BCE |
| Chavin | Pre-Incan civilization that developed in the highlands of Peru from 900 BCE - 200 BCE |
| Code of Hammurabi | Babylonian law code of Mesopotamia that was enforced under Hammurabi and is considered the first written law code |
| Vedic Religion | Religion of the Aryans whose beliefs are contained the Vedas |
| Hebrew Monotheism | Religion of the Hebrews that is the first to believe in one God and later develops into Judaism |
| Zoroastrianism | Persian monotheistic religion founded by Zoroaster |
| Mandate of Heaven | Chinese belief that those in power were given the right to rule by a divine source |
| Ziggurat | Terraced temple erected by the Mesopotamians that was used to please their gods |
| Pyramid | A temple erected by the Egyptians that served as a royal tomb for their pharaohs |
| Temple | A building devoted to the Israelites' worship of their gods |
| Defensive Walls | A fortification used to protect a society from potential aggressors |
| Cuneiform | Wedge-shaped characters that served as the system of writing in Mesopotamia |
| Hieroglyphics | Pictographic system of writing that is used in Egypt |
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