Topic 0 Vocab MHWH

The belief in only one God.

• prehistory

• monotheism

• culture

• artifact

An object made by humans.

• prehistory

• monotheistic`

• artifact

• culture

Refers to the time before writing.

• prehistory

• artifact

• cuneiform

• culture

The way of life of a society, which is handed down from one generation to the next by learning and experience.

• prehistory

• veto

• culture

• cultural diffusion

Person who moves from place to place in search of food.

• nomad

• civilization

• cultural diffusion

• prehistory

A political unit that includes a city and its surrounding lands and villages.

• civilization

• veto

• cultural diffusion

• city-state

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

• nomad

• civilization

• cultural diffusion

• caste

An advanced stage of human society marked by a well-organized government and high levels of culture, science and industry.

• city-state

• civilization

• cultural diffusion

• nomad

A system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks.

• characters

• cuneiform

• decimal system

• hieroglyphics

to adapt an animal to life with and to the advantage of humans

• domesticate

• train

• artifact

• farm