Early Human Life
The Old Stone Age, where humans used simple tools and were nomadic.
What is the Paleolithic?
The transition to farming and domestication of plants and animals.
What is the Neolithic?
Remaining in one place rather than moving around.
What is sedentary?
A religion that worships only one god.
What is monotheism?
A large, multiethnic state under a single ruler or government.
What is an empire?
Movement of people from one region to another, often in search of food or resources.
What is migration?
The process of taming plants or animals for human use.
What is domestication?
Dividing work among people to allow for different skills and trades.
What is specialization of labor?
A religion that worships multiple gods.
What is polytheism?
The trade route connecting China to Europe, famous for luxury goods.
What is the Silk Road?
A society where all people are considered equal, without social hierarchy.
What is egalitarian?
Extra food produced that allowed societies to grow and specialize.
What is surplus?
The unequal ranking of people in society based on wealth, power, or status.
What is social stratification? What is social Heirarchy?
A set of beliefs or practices codified into laws or texts.
What is codification?
A system of government with various levels of officials managing state functions
What is a bureaucracy?
A lifestyle involving moving from place to place, without a permanent home.
What is nomadic?
Farming and settled life in one location.
What is agriculture?
A male-dominated system where men hold most of the power.
What is patriarchy?
The Hindu concept of duty, righteousness, and moral law.
What is dharma?
Persian provinces overseen by local governors.
What are satrapies?
The way early humans survived by gathering plants and hunting animals for food.
What is hunter-forager?
A society primarily based on farming and food production.
What is agrarian?
government ruled by divine authority, often religious leaders.
What is theocracy?
A state of ultimate peace and liberation in Buddhism.
What is nirvana?
The spreading of cultural ideas, technologies, and beliefs between different groups.
What is cultural diffusion?