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
Republic- a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader rather than by a king or queen
Sect-a smaller part of a larger group and whose members all share similar beliefs
Capital- having the main offices of a government
Charter- a writing document issued by a government that gives rights to a person or group
Chivalry-code of countduck knights in the Middle Ages were expected to follow
Fief- a state that is grated to a vastly
Tithe- to pay or give a tenth part of especially for the support of the church
Secular- worldly
Serf-a peasent who lived and worked on land owned by another person
Usury- lending money at interest
Benin- guinea in the rainforest
Ethiopia- motainin eastern Africa
Gao- the capital of the Song Gya
Ghana- kingdom located in between Niger and Senegal.
Great Zimbabwe-a great stone building.
Nubia-ancient kingdom NE Africa along the Nile
Sahara- world largest desert region N Africa.
Timbuktu- a city in the West African nation of Mali.
Kublai Khan- Mongol Empire
Li Bo- tage poet was a Chinese poet acclaimed from his own day to the present as a genius and romantic figure who took traditional poetic forms to new heights.
Sejong-king of Joseon writing system
Shotoku- Japanese prince
Tokugawa leyasu- founder and first shogunate of Japan
Wu Zhao-female emperors in the Chinese
Yi Song-gye- was the founder and gentarole
Zheng He- Chinese admira.
Inflation- economy that increase in the general price.
Middle Passage-triangular trade that shipped to the New World
Peon- a unskilled worker pay off detective
Plantation- a long estate by an owner.
Viceroy-person rule a Spanish in the kings name.
Absolute Monarch-a ruler who has complete over government.
Balance of power- distribution of power that prevents one nation from domating.
Divine Right- to rule directly from God.
Habeas Corpus- person under arrest with a crime
Limited monarchy-limited power by laws and a constitution.
Constitutional Government- power define and limited constitution.
Enlightened despot- absolute rule to bring about change
Natural laws-laws that govern human nature
Natural Rights-right that belong humans from birth.
Physiocrat-focus on economic reforms.
Baroque-complex artistic style.
Free market-forces of supply and demand.
Laissez faire-business without government and restrictions.
Salon- gathering of people which artist and thinkers.
Social contract-people who give up there natural state for an organizer.
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Roman framer of lower class
