History Flashcards
Study of the past
History
The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people
Culture
Study of the past based on what people left behind
Archaeology
A part of imprint of something that was once alive
Fossil
The study of the Earths physical and cultural features
Geography
The natural features of the lands surface
Landforms
The pattern of weather conditions in an area over a period of time
Climate
Includes all living and non living things that effect life in an area
Environment
The time before there was writing
Prehistory
An early ancestor of humans
Hominid
A relative who lived in the past
Ancestor
Any hand held object that has helped someone accomplish a task
Tool
First part of the Stone Age
Paleolithic
People who hunted to survive
Hunters/Gatherers
To move
Migrate
Freezing times
Ice Age
A strip of land connecting two continents
Land Bridge
Middle Stone Age
Mesolithic Era
Farming
Agriculture
Huge stones used as monuments
Megaliths
New Stone Age
Nedithic Era
A large area of rich or fertile farm land
Fertile Cresent
A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
Silt
A way of supplying water to an area of land
Irrigation
More than what is needed
Surplus
Land with different territories
Empire
The worship of many gods
Polytheism
Performed religious ceremonies
Priests
The division of society
Social Hierarchy
Worlds first system of writing
Cuneiform
Writer
Scribe
Long poems
Epics
Society of building
Architecture
Pyramid shaped temple tower
Ziggurat
Ruler of kingdom/empire
Monarch
A set of 282 laws
Hammurabi’s Code
Horse drawn cart
Chariot
A set of letters that can be combined to make words
Alphabet
Title used by Egyptian rulers
Pharaoh
Series of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
Life after death
Afterlife
Bodies wrapped in cloth
Mummies
Stone tombs with 4 triangle sides
Pyramid
Fought Hitties and came to power
Ramses the Great
Paper like material made from reeds
Papyrus
Stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
Seasonal wind patterns
Monsoons
Largest religion in India
Hinduism
Process of rebirth
Reincarnation
The effects certain actions have on a soul
Karma
Going without food
Fasting
Enlightened one
The Buddha
Religion based on teachings of Buddha
Buddhism
State of perfect peace
Nirvana
People who share religious beliefs
Missionaries
Study of starts and planets
Astronomy
Four Noble Truths:
- Suffering and unhappiness apart of life, no one can escape sorrow
- Suffering comes from our desires, people cause their own misery because they want things they can’t have
- People can overcome desire and ignorance and reach nirvana, reaching nirvana frees from suffering
- People can overcome ignorance and desire from following an 8-fold path