AMSCO World History Chapter 01 Vocabulary

harvesting to the point of reducing soil fertility and subsequent yields

the continual eating of grasses or their roots

objects made by people in the past

modern humans

also called the Stone Age; 2.5M-10K years ago; people used stone, wood, and bone tools

a set of dramatic changes in how people lived based on the development of agriculture

worshipping or belief in one deity

began between 3300 and 2300BC; marked the beginning of the widespread usage of bronze

a large society with cities and powerful states

having heavy influence on successor civilizations

one of humankind's first cities; built on the Jordan River in 9000BC

an ancient city in modern-day Turkey founded in 7500BC

items made of cloth

allowing peope to focus on limited tasks

a metal found in its pure state in the ground

an alloy of tin and copper that makes a metal stronger than copper

people who survive by hunting animals and foraging for seeds, nuts, fruits, and edible roots

the practice of raising crops or livestock on a continual and controlled basis

more than needed

taming wild animals so they can be brought up to live with humans

leading animals from one grazing land to another

several related families that moved together in search of food

larger group of relatives; composed of several kinship groups

larger units of structures composed of multiple clans; led by chiefs and priests

dominated by men

people who make objects people need

people who buy and sell goods for a living

some people accumulate more wealth than others

(m) a special class that conducted elaborate religious ceremonies to please the spirits of nature

(f) a special class that conducted elaborate religious ceremonies to please the spirits of nature

the science of the study of metals