Finials Flashcards
artifact- any object made by human beings, especially with a view to subsequent use.
city-state- contesting many city
archaeology
The study of human activity in the past
cultural diffusion-the spread from one person to another of idea
geography- the study of people
glacier- a large piece of ice.
nomad- people who live from one place to another.
old stone age- period of human history
Delta-where the FIVER flows into an ocean, sea.
Monotheistic-belief in the existence of one god
Mummification-to make (a dead body) into a mummy, as by embalming and drying.
Darius- ruler united the Persian Empire
Hammurabi- publish a code of law to help Babylon
Satrapa-provincial governor in the ancient Persian empire.
Ziggurat-permed shape built by Sumeriam.
Hatshepsut-echion queen and first woman to rule Egypt.
Hammurabi- publish a code of law to help Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar-was king engerage learning Neo-Babylonian Empire, who reigned c. 605 BC – 562 BC.
Ramses II-pharaoh who spread Egyptian kingdom.
Aristocracy-a ruled by land holding elite
Democracy- a government ruled by the people.
Monarchy- a form of government which a king or queen exercise central power.
Rhetoric- the art of skillful thinking.
Strait-a narrow passage of waterway.
Martyr- a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
Mercenary- a soldier who is paid by a foreign country to fight in its army
Messiah- a king who will be sent by God to save the Jews
Patrician-a member of the highest social class
Aqueduct- a bridge stone structure to the city.
Heresy- a belief that does not agree with the official belief or religion
Plebeian- a unite Roman army
Legion- a large group of soldiers in ancient Rome