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history midterm Flashcards

study for history exam (17 cards)

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Archaeology

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Study of people through their matetial remains

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Animism

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a belief that spirits/forces live in objects or dreams

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Anthropology

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Study of people in their society and culture

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4
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Artifact

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A man made object left behind

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5
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Commodity

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A valuable product

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Culture

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a way of life of a society that’s handed down to generations through learning and experience

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Historian

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a person who studies and records past events

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Nomad

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a person who moves from place to place searching for food

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Scribe

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person trained to read, write, and keep records

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10
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Steppe

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dry grasslands

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surplus

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excess commodity

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Latitude

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measured in degrees north and south of the equator

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Longitude

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measured in degrees eat and west of prime meridian

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14
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Domesticate

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to tame animals and adapt crops to use by humans

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Polytheistic

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worship of numerous gods

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Pictographs

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a simple drawing that resembles an object

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Artisan

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a skilled craftsman