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Characteristics of a Civilization
Vocabulary #1
Vocabulary #2
100

This shows direction on a map. 

What is a compass OR compass rose? 

100

Agriculture means ____________. 

What is farming? 

100

A nurse or farmer is an example of this.

What is a specialized worker? 

100

This refers to a time before writing.

What is Pre-historic? 

100
This is when politics and religion are mixed together. The ruler would be viewed as a divine figure. 

What is theocracy? 

200

This shows distance on a map. 

What is a scale? 

200
This is how humans survived before agriculture. 

What is hunting animals and gathering plants? 

200

New tools and techniques made to help make life easier. 

What is advanced technology? 

200

Anything man-made. 

What is an artifact? 

200

The spread of goods, ideas, and beliefs. 

What is cultural diffusion? 

300

This type of map shows things like mountains, lakes, and rivers. 

What is a physical map? 

300

This is why government was created. 

What is to have order OR prevent chaos? 

300

A receipt is a modern day example of this.

What is record keeping? 

300

Something created during the time period under study. 

What is a primary source? 

300

Something created after the time period under study. 

What is a secondary source? 

400

This type of map shows man-made borders. (ex: states, countries)

What is a political map? 

400

Most early civilizations were created near this. 

What is a river? 

400
Government and education are examples of this.

What is a complex institution? 

400

A form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology.

What is a civilization? 

400

A member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant food.

What is a hunter-gatherer? 

500

This type of map shows a theme or a big idea such as agriculture, religion, etc. 

What is a thematic map? 

500

A form of trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money.

What is barter? 

500

A large area that is a center for trade.

What is an advanced city? 

500

The first set of written laws created to keep order.

What is Hammurabi's Code? 

500

This was when farming was invented and civilizations began to develop. 

What is the Neolithic Revolution?