Ancient Stuff: Around 8000 B.C.E to Around 600 C.E

Ancient Stuff: Around 8000 B.C.E to Around 600 C.E - Important Terms Flashcards

46986866	Agriculture	the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock	0
46986867	Agrarian	pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform	1
46986868	Bands / Clans	Basic unit of social organization among foragers, includes fewer than 100 people. Nomadic, small, mobile, kin-based groups with little differential power. Neolocal residence. minimal division of labor and gender stratification. Shamanic religions. Primus entre pares. Example -: Eskimos, Tiwi, Washo, Kung.	2
46986869	Barbarian	without civilizing influences	3
46986870	Bureaucracy	system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials	4
46986871	Civilization	a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)	5
46986872	City-States	different sections of land owned by the same country but ruled by different rulers	6
46986873	Classical	relating to ancient Greece and Rome	7
46986874	Domestication	the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food	8
46986875	Economy	frugality in the expenditure of money or resources	9
46986876	Egalitarian	promoting equal rights for all people	10
46986877	Emperor	the male ruler of an empire	11
46986878	Empire	a group of countries under a single authority	12
46986879	Feudalism	a political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service	13
46986880	Foraging	the act of searching for food and provisions	14
46986881	Hierarchy	the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body	15
46986882	Hierarchical	A system that ranks people or things in levels of importance.	16
46986883	Hunter-Gatherer	A human being who hunts animals and gathers plants for food, moving to a different location whenever such food becomes scarce.	17
46986884	Irrigation	supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc	18
46986885	Monarchy	an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority	19
46986886	Monotheism	belief in a single God	20
46986887	Neolithic	latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle east (but later elsewhere)	21
46986888	Nomadic	(of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently	22
46986889	Pastoral	relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle	23
46986890	Paleolithic	second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC	24
46986891	Philosophy	a system of beliefs and values	25
46986892	Polytheism	the belief of many gods	26
46986893	River Valley	early civilizations developed on the valley or banks of the rivers for transportation, regular water supply, and more	27
46986894	Sedentary	characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place	28
46986895	Settlement	a community of people smaller than a town	29
46986896	Subsistence	existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level)	30
46986897	Surplus	a quantity much larger than is needed	31
46986898	Sustenance	the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence	32
46986899	Theocracy	the belief in government by divine guidance	33
46986900	Traditional	handed down from one generation from one generation (customs, ways of dress, etc.) always done customary; usual	34
46986901	Urbanization	the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban	35
46986902	Vassals	lesser lords who pledged their service and loyalty to a greater lord -- in a military capacity	36