Ancient Civilizations Vocab Flashcards

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belief in one god

polytheistic
atheist
judaism
monotheistic

2

study of past cultures using artifacts left behind

history
culture
archeology
anthropology

3

Belief in multiple gods

monotheistic
polytheistic
atheist
judaism

4

a people's way of life

culture
archeology
anthropology
history

5

complex and organized societies centered in river valleys

civilization
city-states
country
village

6

People who get their food from hunting animals and gathering plants

vegetarians
hunter-gatherers
shopaholics
farmers

7

divine right to rule

polytheistic
daoism
mandate of heaven
monotheistic

8

time before human writing

21st century
anthropology
prehistory
history

9

original records from the past by people who lived during the event

anthropology
artifacts
primary sources
secondary sources

10

study of people

archeology
prehistory
anthropology
history

11

city with a central government

village
city-state
civilization
country

12

Temples

Civilization
Houses
Ziggurat
Daoism

13

growing/breeding plants and animals to be more useful to humans

domestication
migration
planting
civilization

14

force that connects all things in nature

daoism
religion
polytheistic
mandate of heaven

15

study of past societies/events

history
prehistory
culture
anthropology

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Written information after an event has taken place

primary source
artifact
culture
secondary source

Ancient Civilizations Vocab

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Ancient Civilizations Vocab

Questions 16