Geography
Ancient Civilizations
Periods of History
Important Terms
Important Terms
100
The largest bodies of water on earth.
What is oceans?
100
first known writing system using wedge-shaped symbols, from the Sumerians
What is cuneiform?
100
early medieval period of western European history, the time (476-800) when there was no Roman (or Holy Roman) emperor
What is Dark Ages?
100
study of human beings in terms of social groups and culture
What is anthropology?
100
spread of cultural practices and customs to other areas of the world
What is cultural diffusion?
200
Lowland between hills and mountains
What is a Valley?
200
pictures that stand for different worlds or sounds
What is hieroglyphics?
200
political, social system of Middle Ages in Europe, Lords gave land in exchange for service and loyalty
What is feudalism?
200
one who studies the remains of cultures of the past using artifacts found in ancient living areas
What is archaeologist?
200
applying to the entire world; spreading world-wide
What is globalization?
300
Triangular piece of land at the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
300
moving from place to place usually fo follow herds or food supply
What is nomad or nomadic?
300
period between the fall of Roman Empire and the Renaissance 500-1500 A.D.
What is Middle Ages?
300
one who studies the earth and its history as reconded by rocks and fossils
What is geologist?
300
economic system that involves more than one country
What is economic interdependence?
400
watering dry land by using ditches, pipes, or streams
What is irrigation?
400
rebirth of creativity, literature and learning in Europe; 1300-1600 A.D.
What is Renaissance?
400
logical study of basic truths about knowledge, values, and the world
What is philosophy?
400
works influenced by a past era
What is classical?
500
Land completely surrounded by water
What is an island?
500
earliest organized groups of peoples living cooperatively such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, China
What is ancient civilizations?
500
relating or belonging to the Middle Ages, informal, old-fashioned
What is medieval?
500
people's application of knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs
What is technology?
500
Egyptian nameplate
What is cartouche?
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