Period 1 Vocab

Question 1

Agrarian society

Answer 1

Sedentary agriculture; both crop production and animal breeding are the foundation of subsistence and/or surplus wealth.

Question 2

Animism

Answer 2

A belief in the existence of individual spirits that inhabit natural objects and phenomena.

Question 3

City-state

Answer 3

A sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies.

Question 4

Domestication

Answer 4

To convert (animals plants, etc.) to domestic uses; to tame.

Question 5

Dynasty

Answer 5

A series of rulers from a single family.

Question 6

Edict

Answer 6

A decree issued by a sovereign or other authority.

Question 7

Eunuchs

Answer 7

Castrated males, originally in charge of protection of the ruler’s wives. Eventually had major roles in government, especially in China.

Question 8

Forage

Answer 8

To wander in search of food.

Question 9

Independent invention

Answer 9

The creation of technology or culture without influence from outside groups.

Question 10

Indigenous

Answer 10

Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place.

Question 11

Matriarchal

Answer 11

Relating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family.

Question 12

Matrilineal

Answer 12

Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother.

Question 13

Metallurgy

Answer 13

The technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.

Question 14

Monarchy

Answer 14

A government in which a king/queen exercises central power that is passed on within a single family.

Question 15

Monotheistic

Answer 15

Belief in a single God.

Question 16

Nomadic

Answer 16

Lifestyle where a group has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food.

Question 17

Pastoral

Answer 17

Lifestyle where a nomadic group herds domesticated animals.

Question 18

Patriarchal

Answer 18

Relating to a social system in which the father is head of the family.

Question 19

Patrilineal

Answer 19

Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights traced through the father.

Question 20

Polytheistic

Answer 20

Belief in many gods.

Question 21

Slavery

Answer 21

The state of an individual held in servitude as the property, or chattel, of another individual, a household, or the state; the practice of owning slaves.
The legal, economic, moral, and personal condition of slaves have varied widely in history from one society to another.

Question 22

Theocracy

Answer 22

A. A government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure.
B. A government controlled by religious leaders.