History Alive: Early Humans and the Rise of Civilization – Flashcards
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empire
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a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
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Sargon
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2340 B.C. leader of the Akkadians who overran the Sumerian city-state and set up the first empire
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Nineveh
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Capital of Assyria
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Nebuchadrezzar
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the Neo-Babylonians most famous king who was a ruthless military leader
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Persian
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at its height in the 400s B.C.E., the largest empire the world had ever known, ruling over land in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
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capital
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a city that is the center of a government
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tribute
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wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior
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siege
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a military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender
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astronomy
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the study of stars and planets
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Hammurabi
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Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia
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civilization
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a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
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technology
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the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
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merchant
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person who makes money by selling goods
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artisan
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craftsperson
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scribe
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person who writes
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ziggurat
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ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
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culture
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characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people
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cuneiform
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writing that uses wedge-shaped characters; first system of writing
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pictograph
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a symbol that stands for an object
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Mesopotamia
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land between the rivers
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city-state
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an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
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complex
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arranged in a difficult way
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dispute
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a strong disagreement
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Euphrates
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one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
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irrigation
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means of supplying land with water
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layer
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substance that lies between or above other things
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levee
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small wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
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maintain
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to keep something in good condition through continual repair
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material
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a resource that can be used to make something else
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silt
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fine particles of rock/minerals; fertile soil
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Sumer
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an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
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Tigris
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one of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian Gulf
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Stone
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age in which the first stone tools were made.
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Paleolithic
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age when people got food by hunting wild animals, gathering nuts, berries, and more
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Neolithic
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age when people settled down in one place for the first time
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domesticate
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to train a wild animal to be useful for humans
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agriculture
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business of farming; growing crops or raising animals
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trade
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business of buying and selling or exchanging items
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ore
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mineral mined for its valuable uses
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anthropologist
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a scientist who studies human development and culture
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capability
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ability or skill
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migrate
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to move from one geographic region to another
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biped
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a two-footed animal
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land bridge
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a piece of land connecting two continents
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Lucy
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one of the earliest hominids every discovered; Australopithecus afarensis
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Handy Man
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also known as "The Toolmaker;" Homo Habilis
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Upright Man
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moved from place to place; used fire to keep warm; Homo Erectus
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Neanderthal Man
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made better tools; lived as a community; Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis
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Doubly Wise Man
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migrated across land bridges; created cave art; Homo Sapiens Sapiens
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archaeologist
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scientist who studies the past by examining objects/artifacts that people left behind.
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historian
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a person who studies and writes about the human past
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geographer
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a person who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features
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artifact
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object made or used by people in the past
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prehistoric
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before written history
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ritual
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relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony
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Fertile Crescent
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arc-shaped region of Southwest Asia, with rich soil
