For Mr. Hazlett's 1st Period Class for Semest 1
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| 278517174 | Caste | an element in a hierarchial social system in which ranks are strictly defined, usually according to descent, marriage, and occupation. Mobility from one caste to another is prohibited, and traditions and ritaul dictate rules for social intercourse as well as education, diet, and occupation | 0 | |
| 278517175 | Homo erectus | the most wide-spread of all prehistoric hominids, and most similar to humans. Evolved about 2 million years ago and became extinct 100,000 years ago. | 1 | |
| 278517176 | Neolithic | "New Stone Age"- the last division of the stone age, immediately preceeding the development of metallurgy and corresponding to the ninth-fifth millenia B.C.E. It was characterized by the increasing domestication of animals and cultivation of crops, established agricultural communities, and the appearance of such crafts ad potter and weaving | 2 | |
| 278517177 | Cuneiform | a writing a system in use in the ancient Near East from around the end of teh 4th millenium to the 1st century B.C.E. It was used for a number of languages on the area, but the earliest examples, on clay tablets, are Sumerian. The name derives from the web-shaped marks made by pressing the slanted edge of stylus into soft clay. The signs were abstract versions of earlier pictograms, and represented whole words or the sounds of syllables. | 3 | |
| 278517178 | Hieroglyphs | the characters in a writing system based on the use of pictograms or ideograms. The symbols depict people, animals, and objects, which represent words, syllables, or sounds. | 4 | |
| 278517179 | Sophist | an itinerant professor of high education in ancient Greece, who gave instruction for a fee. The subjects which included oratory, grammar, ethic, mathematics, and literature, had the practical aim of equipping pupils for successful careers. The sophists were criticized for their ability to argue any point of view for its truth and for their emphasis on material success. They were prominant in the fifth and early fourth centuries B.C.E. | 5 | |
| 278517180 | Triumvirate | In ancient Rome, a board of 3 men appointed for special administrative duties. An unofficial coilition between Julius Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus was formed in 60 B.C.E. After Caesar's murder in 44 B.C.E., a triumvirate that included his heir Octavian (later Augustus), Mark Antony, and Marcus Lepidus was appointed the the main public order; it held almost absolute powers and lasted until 36 B.C.E. | 6 | |
| 278517181 | Legalism | A school of Chinese philosophy that come into prominance during the period of Warring States (481-422 B.C.E.) and had a great influence on the policies of the Qin dynasty (221-207 B.C.E.). Legalists took a pessimistic view of human nature and believed that social harmony could only be obtained through strong government control and the imposition of strict laws , enforced absolutely. The brutal application of the political theory under the Qin led to the fall of the dynasty, and Legalist philosophy was permanantly discredited in Confucian philosophy. | 7 | |
| 278517182 | Diaspora | A dispersion of peoples. Most commonly used to refer to the dispersion of the Jews among the gentiles, which began with the Babylonian captivity of the sixth century B.C.E. | 8 | |
| 278517183 | Caliph | The spiritual head and temporal leader of the Muslim community | 9 | |
| 278517184 | Imam | In Islam, the title of a person whose leadership or example is to be followed | 10 | |
| 278517185 | Capitalism | An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of the means of production and by private control over decisions on prices, production, and distribution of goods in a free competitive market of supply and demand. | 11 | |
| 278517186 | Indulgences | In the Roman Catholic Church, the remission from punishments of an absolved sin, attainable through good works or special prayers and granted by the Church through the merits of Christ and the saints. | 12 | |
| 278517187 | Ninety-five theses | Luther's exposition of his beliefs and his differences with the Catholic Church, posted publically as a challenge to Church authority. | 13 |
