The First Civilizations Flashcards
Chapter One Vocab
World History
Duiker/ Spielvogel Fourth Edition
Mr. Santos
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| 210523600 | Agricultural (Neolithic) Revolution | the shift from hunting animals and gathering plants for sustenance to producing food by systematic agriculture that occurred gradually between 10,000 and 4000 b.c. (the Neolithic or New Stone Age). | 0 | |
| 210523601 | agricultural revolution | the application of new agricultural techniques that allowed for a large increase in _productivity in the eighteenth century. | 1 | |
| 210523602 | cuneiform | wedge-shaped. A system of writing developed by the Sumerians that consisted of wedge-shaped impressions made by a reed stylus on clay tablets. | 2 | |
| 210523603 | Diaspora | the scattering of Jews throughout the ancient world after the Babylonian captivity in the sixth century b.c. | 3 | |
| 210523604 | divination | the practice of seeking to foretell future events by interpreting divine signs, which could appear in various forms, such as in entrails of animals, in patterns in smoke, or in dreams. | 4 | |
| 210523605 | dualism | the belief that the universe is dominated by two opposing forces, one good and the other evil. | 5 | |
| 210523606 | hieroglyphics | a highly pictorial system of writing most often associated with ancient Egypt. Also used (with different pictographs) by other ancient peoples such as the Mayans. | 6 | |
| 210523607 | hominids | earliest humanlike creatures | 7 | |
| 210523608 | homo erectus | first hominid to leave Africa, means upright human | 8 | |
| 210523609 | homo habilis | earliest toolmaking hominid meaning handy man | 9 | |
| 210523610 | homo sapiens | wise human hominid that developed into 2 separate groups | 10 | |
| 210523611 | homo sapiens sapiens | first anatomically modern humans | 11 | |
| 210523612 | Ma'at | ancient Egyptian principle or spiritual precept that conveyed truth, justice, order and harmony | 12 | |
| 210523613 | Mesolithic Age | the period from 10,000 to 7000 b.c., characterized by a gradual transition from a food-gathering/hunting economy to a food-producing economy. | 13 | |
| 210523614 | monotheistic/monotheism | having only one god; the doctrine or belief that there is only one god. | 14 | |
| 210523615 | Paleolithic Age | the period of human history when humans used simple stone tools (c. 2,500,000-10,000 b.c.). | 15 | |
| 210523616 | patriarchal/patriarchy | a society in which the father is supreme in the clan or family; more generally, a society dominated by men. | 16 | |
| 210523617 | Pentateuch | the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). | 17 | |
| 210523618 | satrap/satrapy | a governor with both civil and military duties in the ancient Persian Empire, which was divided into satrapies, or provinces, each administered by a satrap. | 18 | |
| 210523619 | theocracy | a government ruled by a divine authority. | 19 | |
| 210523620 | Torah | the body of law in Hebrew Scripture, contained in the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible). | 20 | |
| 210523621 | ziggurat | a massive stepped tower upon which a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city was built. | 21 | |
| 210523622 | Zoroastrianism | a religion founded by the Persian Zoroaster in the seventh century b.c.; characterized by worship of a supreme god Ahuramazda who represents the good against the evil spirit, identified as Ahriman. | 22 |