Details Title: 100 History Facts 1-20 Description: U-prep 100 History Facts Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 09/04/2009 09:02:33		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional History Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term     culture Definition  1.   __________ is a way of life, ideas,customs, and skills of a group that are passed along through generations. Term     civilization Definition  2.    A _________ is a society that has cities, a well organized government, and workers with specialized job skills. Term     birth of Christ Definition 3.    Our current calendar was designed in 500 A.D. to highlight the _______________. Term     cultural borrowing Definition   4.    ________ ___________ is the transfer of ideas or customs from one culture to another. Term     river systems Definition 5.   Early civilizations developed near __________ ____________ which provided food, water, transportation, trade, and irrigation. Term     artifacts Definition 6.    __________ are human-made objects (tools, jewelry, toys, and coins) that teach about the customs and beliefs of people of the past. Term     prehistory Definition 7.    _________ is history that took place before development of writing. Term   oral tradition Definition 8.    ________ __________ is stories, myths, and legends that are passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation. Term       archaeology Definition 9.    __________ is the study of human life in the past through examination of artifacts, ruins, bones, and fossils. Term         excavation Definition 10.    The process of digging up remains of the past is called __________. Term     hunter-gatherers Definition 11.   The eartliest humans were called ____________ because they hunted for wild animals and gathered plants for food. Term   tools and use of fire Definition 12.    The developmemt of ____________ and ____________ were key factors in the survival of early humans. Term         domestication Definition 13.    As early humans settled, they began to change the behavior of plants and animals in ways that were useful for them; this process is called _________. Term         city-state Definition 14.   A _____________ is the city and surrounding land and villages it controls. Term     barter       Definition 15.   ___________ is a system of trade in which people exchange goods/services but do not exchange money. Term     artisan Definition 16.   A person skilled at making a particular product by hand (pottery, jewelry, tools) is called an ______. Term   the land between the rivers   Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Definition 17.   Mesopotamia means __________________ and is located in the fertile valley between the __________________________________. Term     irrigation system Definition 18.   The Sumerians were the first to create an ___________ __________ (a system of watering crops) with dams, gates, and canals. Term     Polytheism Definition 19.   ______________ is the belief in many gods. Term religion and government Definition 20.   In Mesopotamia, __________ and __________ were combined and controlled by the priest.