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Unit 1 Test Review Flashcards

1
Q

What is a form of a culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology?

A

Civilization

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What is the development of skills in a particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping?

A

Specialization

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What is a skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand?

A

Artisan

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4
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What is a long lasting pattern of organization in a community?

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Institution

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5
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What is one of the professional record keepers in the early civilizations?

A

Scribes

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What is one of the systems of writing with wedge shaped symbols, invented by the Sumerians around 3000 BC

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Cuneiform

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What is the period in human history, beginning around 3000 BC in some areas, during which people began using bronze, rather than copper or stone, to fashion tools and weapons?

A

Bronze Age

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What is the form of trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money?

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Barter

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What is the tiered, pyramid shaped structure that formed part of the Sumerian temple?

A

Ziggurat

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10
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What is an arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea?

A

Fertile Crescent

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11
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What is the greek word meaning “land between the rivers”?

A

Mesopotamia

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12
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What is a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit?

A

City State

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What is a series of rulers from a single family?

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Dynasty

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What is the spreading of ideas of products from one culture to another?

A

Cultural Diffusion

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15
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What is the belief in many gods?

A

Polytheism

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16
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What is the political unit in which a number of people or countries are controlled by a single ruler?

A

Empire

17
Q

Who was the empire that set the code of laws?

A

Hammurabi

18
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Who is a member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water?

A

Nomad

19
Q

What is a farming method in which people clear fields by cutting and burning trees and grasses, the ashes of which serve to fertilize the soil?

A

Slash and Burn Farming

20
Q

What is a member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods?

A

Hunter Gatherer

21
Q

What is a member of a biological group including human beings and related species that walk upright?

A

Hominid

22
Q

What is the way in which people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs?

A

Technology

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