Final Exam Review

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turning point

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an event that causes an important change

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Paleolithic Age

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(750,000 BCE - 10,000 B.C.E.) Old Stone Age. A period of time in human history characterized by the use of stone tools and the use of hunting and gathering as a food source.

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Neolithic Revolution

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The switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle and the formation of civilizations.

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agriculture

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farming

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civilization

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A complex, highly organized social order.

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Classical Civilizations

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large civilizations with massive size and political strength, complex cultures, numerous and qualitative written records, complex long distance trade, increased contacts with other people, and more direct influence on modern civilization; in the Mediterranean, the Indian subcontinent, and East Asia.

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Golden Age

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A time in a culture of high achievement in arts, literature, and science. Generally occurs in times of peace.

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Alexander the Great

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Between 334 and 323 B.C.E. he conquered the Persian Empire, reached the Indus Valley, founded many Greek-style cities, and spread Greek culture across the Middle East.

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Hellenistic Culture

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Greek culture blended with Egyptian, Persian and Indian ideas, as a result of Alexander the Great's Empire.

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cultural diffusion

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The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another.