Vocabulary Flashcards
Cultural diffusion
the spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a culturalpattern from a central point.
The Hebrews
a member of an ancient people living in what is now Israel and Palestine
Civilization
the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area.
Neolithic revolution
The Neolithic Revolution or Neolithic Demographic Transition, sometimes called the Agricultural Revolution, was the wide-scale transition of many human cultures from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement, allowing the ability to support an increasingly large population.
Monotheistic
Having only one God
Hellenistic
Focus on humans, human form, psychology / as opposed to God
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek is the form of Greek used during the periods of time spanning c. the 9th – 6th century BC (known as Archaic), c. the 5th – 4th century BC (Classical), and c. the 3rd century BC – 6th century AD (Hellenistic) in ancient Greece and the ancient world.
Alexander the great
A ruler of Greece in the fourth century b.c.
Roman Empire
the form of government established in ancient Rome in 27 b.c., comprising the Principate or Early Empire (27 b.c.–a.d. 284) and the Autocracy or Later Empire (a.d. 284–476).
Rabbi
A Jewish scholar or teacher who teaches Jewish law
Diaspora
The dispersion of people from their homeland
Talmud
The body of Jewish law and principles
Yiddish
A language combined of Hebrew and German
Ghettos
A slum part of a city comprised of a certain ethnic group
Anti-semitism
Prejudice against Jews
