Chapter 1 Flashcards

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latitude

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north and south

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five themes of geography

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location
place
human-environmental interaction
movement
region
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longitude

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east and west

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prehistory

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the time before events were recorded

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anthropology

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origins and development of people and their societies

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archaeology

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branch of anthropology which is the study of past people and cultures

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artifact

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object made by humans

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nomad

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someone who gathers/hunts and moves often

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glacier

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sheet of ice

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animism

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the belief that the world was full of spirits and forces that might reside in animals, objects and dreams

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domesticate

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to tame an animal

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Old Stone Age (other name)

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Paleolithic Age

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Old Stone/Paleolithic Age

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earliest period of human history that was recorded

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Neolithic Revolution

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change from nomadic life to a settled farming life

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surplus

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extra

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polytheistic

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belief in many gods

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pictogram

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simple drawings that looked like what they represented

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scribe

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someone who was trained to read and write

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city-state

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political unit that included a city and its surrounding lands and villages

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empire

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group of states or territories controlled by one ruler

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cultural diffusion

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spread of ideas, customs and technology