Week 2 Overview Flashcards
Paleolithic
Old Stone): up to c. (circa=approximately) 9000 BC
(hunter-gatherer communities, rudimentary stone tools, cave painting and sculpture
Mesolithic
Middle Stone Age): c. 9000-7000 BC
transitional period
Neolithic
New Stone Age): c. 7000-3500 BC
agricultural communities, polished stone tools
civilization
an advanced state of intellectual, cultural, and material development in human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences, the extensive use of record-keeping, including writing, and the appearance of complex political and social institutions
The set of values, beliefs and behaviors that governs a common way of living formed by a group of people and passed on from one generation to the next.
culture
huge, often undressed stone used in various types of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age monuments; e.g., Stonehenge
megalith
history of humankind in the period before recorded history.
prehistory
animism
the belief in the existence of individual spirits that inhabit natural objects and phenomena
a succession of rulers from the same family or line
dynasty
epic
a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
karma
polytheism
a belief in many deities
the science that deals with procedures used in extracting metals from their ores, purifying and alloying metals, and creating useful objects from metals.
metallurgy
monarchy
undivided sovereignty or rule by a single person, who is the permanent head of state.
a traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society.
myth
