Unit 1 Vocabulary
An account of an event by someone who took part in or witnessed the event
What is a primary source?
Old Stone Age
What is Paleolithic?
He wrote a Code of Laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
He weighed a dead person's heart, comparing it to an ostrich feather
Who is Anubis?
The Jewish religion was different from all other ancient religions because it was this.
What is monotheistic?
A period of one hundred years
What is a century?
Early human beings began migrating from here
What is Africa?
They were called the purple dye people because they made and traded purple dye made from shellfish.
Who were the Phoenicians?
They did the daily work of governing
What are viziers?
Food specially prepared according to Jewish dietary law.
What is kosher?
A period of one thousand years
What is a millennium?
This was an early art form created by Paleolithic people
Sumer was built along these two rivers.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
She was the last pharaoh
Who is Cleopatra?
A day of rest
What is the Sabbath?
Study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
What is archaeology?
This was the most important piece of technology because it gave heat, light, and warmth.
What is fire?
His most famous accomplishment was the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar II?
These Egyptians developed a 365 day calendar
Who are astronomers?
The prophet who received the Ten Commandments from God on Mt. Sinai
Who is Moses?
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
What is bias?
When cultures interact or spread from one area to another. It often happened through trade.
What is cultural diffusion?
Sumer was made up of 12 of these self-governing areas.
What are city-states?
Egyptians applied this mathematical principle to their designs to make them look more pleasing.
What is the Golden Ratio?
The father of the Jewish people
Who is Abraham?