Chapter 1 for AP World History!

A group of people sharing a set of cultural traits

Same beliefs, expressions, actions; also are knowledge and technology

The study of past events, changes in locatiions, big events and beliefs from then to now

Time of period when tools where made from stone or nonmetallic substances

The period of the stone age associated w/the evolution of humans

The period of stone age associated w/ ancienct agricultural revolution

Ppl who support themselves by hunting and gathering wild edible plants and insects

Change from food gathering to food production. ca. 8000-2000 B.C.E

Geological era since end of great ice age 11,000yrs ago

Largee stones structered for ceremonial and religious purposes in Neolithic times

important and largest city in mesopotamia

People that dominated S. Mesopotamia; responsible for irrigation tech, cuneiform and religious concepts

Related languages spoken across W.Asia and N.Asia. Hebrew, Aramaic and Phoenician

Independent state; consists of uknown center and agriculture territory

Ruler of Babylon; best known for code laws; conqured many cities in S. & N. mesopatomia

Position reserved for men who did the lengthy trainnig required to read &write using cuneiforms and hieroglyphics.

Stepped Tower made of mud bricks; associated w/ religious complexes but function is uknown

small charm used to protect from evil ; reflect religious practices of the common people

writing system; later used to represent other languages of W. Asia. Many symbols - literacy

Central figure in ancient Egypt state; used power to maintain the safety & prosperity of egypt

Divinely created &maintained order

burial place for the king , stepped triangle

capitol of old king egypt; early rulers were interred in nearby pyramids

Capitol of egypt; Amon = chief gods of egypt, monarchs were barried across vallley of kings

pictorial symbols; used for monumental inscriptions; cursive was formed

Grows along NIle river (egypt); produced paperlike writing medium

Body preserved by chemical processes; believed that deceased will need again

great in indus valley, located on N.W.frontier of zone of cultrivation.

large scale of construction; orderly grid of streets, standard builing materials; central planning