Vocabulary
the system by which a country’s people make a living
Economy
Information used to prove something
Evidence
preserved remains of an ancient human, plant, or animal
fossil
soldiers who fight while riding horses
cavalry
a scientist who studies the physical materials of the earth, such as rocks and soil
geologist
to change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful for humans
Domesticate
An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
city-state
worship of many gods or deities
polytheism
movement of people from one place to another
migration
to supply water to
irrigate
A region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean Sea through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf
Fertile Crescent
A body that has been preserved so well it will not decompose
mummy
collection of oral teachings and commentaries about the Hebrew Bible and Jewish Law
Talmud
beliefs in what is right and what is wrong
ethics
a person who moves from place to place without a permanent home
nomad
scientist that studies human life in the past by examining things left behind
Archaeologist
Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for Ideas or things
cuneiform
belief that the natural world is full of spirits
animism
a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian Empire
Hammurabi’s Code
complex society that has cities, a well-organized government, and workers with specialized jobs
civilization
spread of cultural traits from one culture to another
Cultural Diffusion
In Hinduism, the effect of a person’s actions in this and previous lives
karma
good or service sold in one country but is produced in a different country
import
independent state that works with another state to achieve a shared military or political goal
ally
a group of people living in the same economic condition
social class