Textbook Vocab Flashcards
Paleolithic
A subdivision of the Stone Age, which lasted until 10,000 years ago. It was also known as the Old Stone Age
Civilization
An ambiguous concept, which scholars agree to base I certain polite al, social, economic, and technological phenomena. They are: cities, a political system, a significant number of people engaged in specialized activities, status distinctions, monumental buildings, writing system, log distance trade, &major advances I science and adt
Agricultural revolutions
The changeover from food gathering to food producing, which occurred at different times in different parts of the world
City-state
A self governing urban center and the agricultural territories it controleed
Neolithic
A major subdivision of the Stone Age which followed the Paleolithic. It wa also known as the new stone afe
Scribe
An administrator or scholar charged by the temple or palace with reading and writing tasks.
Foragers
Hinting and food gathering peiples
Stone Age
The era of history that occurred for 2 million years ago to about 4000 years ago