History (Ch 1) 1-4 Flashcards
Archaeology
The study of unwritten past.
Artifacts
remains of objects made by humans
Migration
a movement of people from one region to another
Hunter-gatherers
They lived by hunting animals and gathering wild plants.
Environments
Climates and landscapes that surround living things
Societies
A group that share a common culture
Culture
a set a common values and traditions
Domestication
breeding plants or animals to meet human needs.
Maize
corn grown by people in Mesoamerica
Glyphs
Symbols that represent ideas.
Kayaks
One person canoes covered with skins
Igloos
Homes made of block of ice
Totems
ancestor or animal spirits. Carved on tall wooden poles
Potlatches
Gatherings where host gave away belongings in order to gain respect
Kivas
Round ceremonial rooms
Wigwams
Small Round huts.
Longhouses
Rectangular homes made from logs and bark. Size ranged from 50 to 100 feet long and housed 8 to 10 families.
Feudalism
System where people known as vassals pledged their loyalty to a lord in exchange for land.
Manors
Large estates of the feudal system
Muhammad
Devoted his life to preaching the messages of Allah
Islam
the religion of the Muslims whom are followers of Muhammad
Crusades
Military expeditions to take back the Holy Land, which continued off and on for more than 150 years.
Kublia Khan
Ruler of an Asia empire that stretched to the Black Sea from China’s southern coast.
He used his large navy to expand trade
Silk Road
An overland trade route running from China to the Black Sea.