History Key Terms - Unit 1

Question 1

Archeology

Answer 1

study of past societies through analysis through items people left behind

Question 2

Anthropology

Answer 2

study of humans and culture based on artifacts and human fossils

Question 3

systematic agriculture

Answer 3

the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis

Question 4

artisan

Answer 4

skilled worker who makes products such as weapons and jewelry

Question 5

Civilization

Answer 5

a society that has a city

Question 6

culture

Answer 6

way of life people follow

Question 7

confluence

Answer 7

place where two rivers join and become one

Question 8

city-state

Answer 8

state with political and economic control over surrounding countryside

Question 9

polytheistic

Answer 9

believe in many gods

Question 10

cuneiform

Answer 10

“wedge-shaped”, a system of writing developed by the Sumerians using a reed stylus to create a wedged shaped impressions on a clay tablet

Question 11

hieroglyphics

Answer 11

“priest carvings” “sacred writings”
complex system of writing that uses both pictures and more abstract forms; used by ancient Egyptians and Maya

Question 12

monotheistic

Answer 12

believing in one god

Question 13

Revolution

Answer 13

change from one thing to another

Question 14

neolithic revolution

Answer 14

Agricultural revolution

Question 15

code of Hammurabi

Answer 15

1st written form of government

Question 16

mesopotamia

Answer 16

between two rivers (fertile crescent)

Question 17

Natufians

Answer 17

1st people to plant crops and stay in one place

Question 18

E.A.V.P

Answer 18

E - educational
A - audio
V - visual
P - presentation

Question 19

Pastoral nomad

Answer 19

domesticates animals (food, clothing), migration routes give animals steady nourishment

Question 20

Nomad

Answer 20

A person who moves place to place following a food source