WH Final Semester 1

human-made object that is evidence of the past

• artifact
• social classes
• Mesopotamia
• slash-and-burn

idea that a just ruler had divine approval

• feudalism
• theocracy
• Mandate of Heaven
• dynasty

a succession of rulers from the same family

• feudalism
• theocracy
• Mandate of Heaven
• dynasty

exchanging ideas & products with other cultures

• Confucianism
• domestication
• cultural diffusion
• excavation

site that is dug for the purpose of studying history

• Confucianism
• domestication
• cultural diffusion
• excavation

worshiping many gods

• monotheism
• matriarchal
• patriarchal
• polytheism

society or family that is headed/controlled by men

• monotheism
• matriarchal
• patriarchal
• polytheism

worshiping one god

• monotheism
• matriarchal
• patriarchal
• polytheism

society or family that is headed/controlled by women

• monotheism
• matriarchal
• patriarchal
• polytheism

time before written record

• prehistory
• Paleolithic Age
• Neolithic Age
• Neolithic Revolution