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36 Cards in this Set
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Social Class |
a division of a society based on social and economic status |
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Cause and Effect |
why events happened and what happened because of them |
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History |
a record of the past |
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Chronological |
(of a record of events) starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred |
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Primary Source |
documents written during the same time period as an event |
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Secondary Source |
any materials written about an event later, such as books (the later the material is written after the event, the less likely the material is accurate) |
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Nomads |
a member of a people having no permanent abode |
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Neolithic Revolution |
the wide-scale transition of many human cultures from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement |
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Domestication |
to tame animals, plants, etc. for human purposes |
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Technology |
the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes |
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Culture |
the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time |
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Theocracy |
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god |
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Colonization |
the act of setting up a *colony* away from one's place of origin **colony = an area under the full or partial political control of another country |
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Artisan |
a worker in a skilled trade |
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Savanna |
a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees |
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Arable Land |
an area sustainable for farming; land capable of being plowed and used to grow crops |
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Middle Passage |
the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies |
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Imperialism |
a type of government that seeks to increase its size, either by forcing influencing other countries to submit to their rule; rule by an emperor |
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Mercantilism |
belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism |
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Social Darwinism |
the theory that the laws of evolution (that Darwin observed in nature) apply to society; the theory that social progress results from conflicts in which the fittest or best adapted individuals, or entire societies, will prevail |
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Polytheism |
the belief in or worship of more than one god |
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Time |
the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole |
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Continuity |
the unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time; the state or quality of being continuous (constant) |
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Perspective |
a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view |
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Bias |
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair |
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Popular Culture |
culture based on the tastes of ordinary people rather than an educated elite |
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Anthropology |
study of the origin of people and development of societies; the study of humankind, in particular |
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Artifacts |
physical objects left behind by civilizations |
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Archaeology |
the study of human history and prehistory through artifacts and other physical remains |
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High Culture |
a culture that is held in high esteem by those who are educated in the arts and literature |
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Geography |
a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth's surface |
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Economics |
the study of the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth and goods |
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Political Science |
study of government, political activity and behavior |
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Sociology |
the study of human behaviors and interactions with other humans; the study of social problems |
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Environment |
the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates |
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Politics |
the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power |
