WorksheetsVocabulary Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Primary Source
a document or object from the era being analyzed (i.e., made or written AT that specific historical time)
society dominated or influenced primarily by men
a document analyzing a previous era or time (such as a textbook)—even if the document is quite old
explaining the how or the why of a document or topic rather than just what, who, or where
Secondary Source
a document analyzing a previous era or time (such as a textbook)—even if the document is quite old (i.e., a historical paper written in the 17th century about the 14th century)
a document or object from the era being analyzed (i.e., made or written AT that specific historical time)
how certain eras are defined in European or World History--usually ended / begun by certain ‘turning point’ event
a brief and general statement/argument that answers the question
Define Cultural Diffusion
A group of people who stayed in one area together growing crops and having domesticated animals.
The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm.
The cultivation of a plant for food.
Relating to or occurring between different regions.
The spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.
Define Direct Democracy
Relating to or occurring between different regions.
All laws and policies imposed by governments are determined by the people themselves, rather than by representatives who are elected by the people.
A succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field.
A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
Define Domestication
The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm.
The cultivation of a plant for food.
Livestocks herded in order to find pasture to graze on. They follow irregular patterns.
The stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.
A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
Define Hunter-Gatherer
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
A member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild food.
Livestocks herded in order to find pasture to graze on. They follow irregular patterns.
Define Republic
A group of people who stayed in one area together growing crops and having domesticated animals.
The spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.
All laws and policies imposed by governments are determined by the people themselves, rather than by representatives who are elected by the people.
A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
Define Dynasty
All laws and policies imposed by governments are determined by the people themselves, rather than by representatives who are elected by the people.
A succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field.
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
Define Civilization
Relating to or occurring between different regions.
The stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.
A group of people who stayed in one area together growing crops and having domesticated animals.
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
The study of past events.
evidence
history
timeline
place
A person that studies the events of the past.
movement
geography
historian
location
Proof that something happened or is true.
geography
timeline
evidence
cause
Information from someone who witnessed an event.
primary sources
geography
cause
movement
Information from someone who did NOT witness an event.
place
secondary sources
timeline
historian
A sequence of events in the order that they happened.
physical characteristics
primary source
point of view
chronological order
A diagram listing important events within a particular historical period.
history
timeline
evidence
place
The way someone looks at an issue, an event, or a person.
point of view
chronological order
human characteristics
historian
Someone in a person's family who lived long ago
Heritage
Historic person
Culture
Ancestor
archaeologist
rule by one person whose actions are not restricted by law or custom
subtle difference in meaning
a person who studies human history by excavating sites and analyzing artifacts
to get a general agreement from all parties
An item left behind from the past that can be studied and used to understand what happened in history.
natural resource
statue
ambulance
artifact
Leaders from the same family. Usually power was passed down from father to son.
Civilization
Empire
Hierarchy
Dynasty
How a society is organized based on groups usually with the wealthy at the top and poor at the bottom. Determine how people in a society interact with one another.
Hyksos
civilization
colony
Social Structure
Belief in many gods
monotheism
polytheism
myth
delta
Belief in one god.
Monotheism
Tritheism
Polytheism
Hydratheism
A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.
Epic
Myth
Tragedy
Comedy
Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
Socrates
Plato
Homer
Helot
A cruel and oppressive ruler.
Polis
Tyrant
Delta
Pharoah
The world's longest river which the Ancient Egyptians settled around. It flows south to north into the Mediterranean Sea.
Indus River
Rio Grande
Amazon River
Nile River
The land between two rivers.
Harappa
Indus Valley
Egypt
Mesopotamia
What is religion?
A trait of a group of people
The beliefs of the existence of gods or a god
The average wellness or poorness of people's living
What is cultural diffusion?
The spread of culture through places
The differences of culture inside the borders of a country/civilization
The aspects of culture in a region
What is irrigation?
The differences in culture inside the borders of a country/civilization
The supply of water to crops
The knowledge of the natural world
The _____________________ allowed for large scale farming and the development of civilizations.
Agricultural Revolution
caravan
trans-Saharan
city-state
trans-Atlantic slave trade
The large group of people created a ___________ to travel safely in a large group.
caravan
trans-Saharan
city-state
trans-Atlantic slave trade
malnutrition
The ___________ allowed for governing a large group of people from surrounding areas.
city-state
trans-Atlantic slave trade
malnutrition
incentive
Middle Passage
People who trade or buy and sell goods are called ___________.
merchants
traits
nourishment
humid
(prefix) mal-
