Early Civilization Study Guide

Artifact

• People’s unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts, and ideas.

• Human-made object, such as a tool, weapon, or piece of jewelry.

• Form of trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money.

• Form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology.

Culture

• Skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand.

• Member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water.

• The development of skills in particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping.

• People’s unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts, and ideas.

Technology

• The ways in which people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs.

• One of the professional record keepers in early civilization.

• Human-made object, such as a tool, weapon, or piece of jewelry.

• The taming of animals for human use.

Nomad

• Form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology.

• The development of skills in particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping.

• Member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water.

• Form of trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money.

Domestication

• The ways in which people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs.

• People’s unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts, and ideas.

• The taming of animals for human use.

• One of the professional record keepers in early civilization.

Civilization

• Form of trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money.

• Form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology.

• The development of skills in particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping.

• Skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand.

Specialization

• Form of trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money.

• People’s unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts, and ideas.

• Member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water.

• The development of skills in particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping.

Scribe

• One of the professional record keepers in early civilization.

• Skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand.

• The ways in which people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs.

• The taming of animals for human use.

Barter

• People’s unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts, and ideas.

• Form of trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money.

• Member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water.

• The development of skills in particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping.

Artisan

• Skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand.

• Form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology.

• The development of skills in particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping.

• Member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water.