EOC Study Guide
Subject:
World History [1]
Terms Prehistory Time period before people developed writing; hence, before recorded history Culture Way of life that people follow Archaeology Study of past societies through an analysis of what people have left behind (fossils) Anthropology Study of human life and culture, interaction and human beings Artifacts Objects left behind by early people Ethics The study of moral standards and how they affect conduct Polis Early Greek city-state, consisting of a city or town and its surrounding territory Philosophy ?Organized system of thought?, ?Love of wisdom? Ar?te Greek ideal of striving for excellence Ostracism Excluding a person from group, if someone did something wrong Patricians Great landowners, formed ruling class in Roman Republic Plebeians