WH- Unit 2 Vocab. Quiz

Belief in many gods

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Reincarnation

• Karmatic influence

• dividing time into historical eras for purposes of analysis

• periodization

• polythiestic

• civilization

• institution

• prehistorical shift in human activity from hunting and gathering to agriculture resulting in human settlements 

• Paleolithic Revolution

• Neolithic Revolution

• Mesolithic Revolution

• None of the above

• a society characterized by established cities, specialized labor, complex institutions, written records, and advanced technology

• Periodization

• Paleolithic Revolution

• civilization

• none of the above

a long-standing custom, practice, or tradition adopted by a group of people

• civilization

• institution

• cuneiform

• none of the above

an independent political unit made up of a city and surrounding land

• civilization

• city state

• polytheism

• none of the above

a series of rulers from a single family

• periodization

• civilization

• dynasty

• a political unit where large numbers of people and areas of land are controlled by one ruler

• empire

• dynasty

• civilization

• all of the above

form of writing based on the use of symbols, including cuneiform and hieroglyphics

• pictographic script

• carvings

• markings

wedge-shaped characters mainly impressed on clay tablets in ancient Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• hyrogliphics