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Practices, customs, traditions, and beliefs of a group of people. The things that make up our lives/who we are. Examples include language, art, music, religion, food, clothing, and entertainment.
Culture
Process in which a corpse is preserved carefully as part of an Egyptian religious practice
Mummification
an Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest religion, with about 2.4 billion followers. The holy book is the Bible.
Christianity
period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic growth. Took place from the 14th century to the 17th century, the Renaissance led to the rediscovery of philosophy, literature and art.
Renaissance
2.5 million years ago to 10,000 B.C, early humans lived in caves or simple huts or tepees and were hunters and gatherers
Paleolithic Era
a system of symbols that are used to represent language. Example: Latin script, Arabic script
Writing/Writing System
Form of communication where knowledge, art, ideas and culture is preserved and transmitted orally from one generation to another. The first and most widespread mode of human communication.
Oral Tradition
one of the 3 Abrahamic religions, belief that there is a single God who created the universe and every person can have a personal relationship. Religious leaders are called rabbis, most important text is the Torah
Judaism
expressing human creativity, normally in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, making works to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power Ex: music, dance, paintings
Art
early humans who lived primarily by hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild food
Hunter Gatherers
a group of people with their own languages and way of life; they live in large organized groups like towns, not in small tribes or family groups
Community
the belief in or worship of more than one god (ex: Hinduism or Ancient Egypt)
Polytheism
an Abrahamic religion teaching that Muhammad is the final prophet and messenger of God. It is the world's second-largest religion. God is refered to as Allah and the holy book is the Quran.
Islam
The blending of Greek culture with other cultures to create a new hybrid culture (most prominent after Alexander the Great's Rule)
Hellenism
starting around 10,000 B.C, also called the Agricultural Revolution, transition in human history from groups of hunter-gatherers to larger settlements and early civilization
Neolithic Era
the spread of cultural items—such as ideas, styles, religions, technologies, languages—between individuals, whether within a single culture or from one culture to another.
Cultural Diffusion
The belief that there is only one God.
Monotheism
the formal writing system used in Ancient Egypt, appears like pictures of people, animals and objects
Heiroglyphics
the system of believing in and worshiping a God or gods
Religion
he ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.
Cuneiform
Images created by early Paleolithic Humans using natural resources in order to represent their lives and beliefs
Cave Paintings
ancient Egyptian collection of spells or magic formulas, placed in tombs and believed to protect and aid the dead in the afterlife
Book of The Dead
where people are organized or ranked according to job/wealth/status in a community
Social Structure
a lengthy, narrative work of poetry. These typically tell stories about extraordinary feats and adventures of characters from a distant past.
Epic Poem
science or knowledge put into use to solve problems or invent useful tools
Technology