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Intro to early civilizations
terms for early civilizations
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History
9th Grade
01/13/2008

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history
Definition
study of past recorded events
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primary source
Definition

an original source coming from the event/time period

 

Example: photo of WWII

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secondary source
Definition

a source describing an event, place, time, not created at the time

 

Example: a textbook

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advanced cities
Definition
perment home for many people, large center for trade
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specialized workers
Definition
people skilled at a specific area
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complex institutions
Definition
long-lasting organized pattern in society such as government, religion, education, or military
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record keeping
Definition
keeping track of debts and payments
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advanced technology
Definition
newer tools and materials
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fact
Definition
statement that can be proven
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opinion
Definition
a person's view on something
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point of view
Definition
persons thought on a topic/situation
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polytheism
Definition
beleif in many gods
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monotheism
Definition
a beleif in a single god
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city-state
Definition
a city that functions as their own country, with their own government (farmland around urban centers)
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Mesopotamia
Definition
fertile crescent, middle east near present day Irag and Iran
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ziggurat
Definition
building that had a temple on top, stored grain ontop, centered of the city
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Hammurabi
Definition
the king of Babylon from about 1792 to 1750 bc; creator of the Babylonia Empire
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cuneiform
Definition
wedge system of writing
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ancient egypt
Definition
one of the most rich empire because of the Nile
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heiroglyphics
Definition
pictures used to represent letters used by ancient Egyptians
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pyramids
Definition

massive monuments/tombs to a paroh's greatness

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mummification
Definition
the process of covering a dead body with cloth and jewels
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Indus River Valley
Definition
ancient civilization near modern day India, based around the Indus River
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planned cities
Definition
people from the Indus River Valley planned out the cities in a grid pattern grouping major buildings together
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Harrapa
Definition
ancient Egyptian city
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Ancient China
Definition
between the Yellow and Yangtze rivers
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oracle bones
Definition
animal bones or tortoise shells used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with spirits
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Mandate of Heaven
Definition
when the emporer though he was chosen by the gods because he had good fortune in his life
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feudalism
Definition
govenment system in which nobels are granted land and in exchange they must protect the weak, poor and sick
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shang
Definition
family of emporers of China from 1532-1027 BC first empire to leave written records in China
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