Defintions Flashcards
Paleolithic era
Nomad way of life characterized by older values
Neolithic
New way of life character prized by domestication of animals and plants
Fertile Crescent
Fertile area including Mesopotamia, Levant, Egypt
pastoralism
Raising animals on farmland
Patriarchy
Father led society
Bronze Age
Period of time in which people used bronze for the majority of their endeavours
Cuneiform
First writing system invented by Sumerian’s
Hammurabi Law code
Babylonian laws (eye for an eye)
Pharaoh
God king of Egypt
Ma’at
Characterization of Egyptian pharaoh (truth justice moral integrity)
Book of the dead
Protected Egyptian dead and aided them in the afterlife
Iron Age
After Bronze Age, iron became preferred material
Yaweh
God of kingdom of Israel
Torah
Sacred text of the Hebrews
Covenant
Agreement between Hebrews and Yaweh
Satrap
Governor of the Persian empire
Zoroastrianism
Persian religion
Good vs bad
Polis
Greek city state
Hoplites
Greek foot soldiers
Tyrant
Come to power with money or power and toppling existing government (dictator from a coup)
Democracy
Population is represented by elected officials
Oligarchy
Lead by few
Helots
Slaves of Spartans
Delian league
Athenian body to fight conflict