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HI-101
ancient history vocabulary list pccc collins
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Undergraduate 1
02/19/2013

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homo sapiens
Definition
human kind
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Aristocracy
Definition
government run by nobles or upper class
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archaelogy
Definition
the study of past human life as revealed by relics left by ancient peoples
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Anthropology
Definition
the science of human beings and esp. of their physical characteristics, origin and ancestry, their environment and social relations, and their culture
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DNA
Definition
any of various nucleic acids that are usually the molecular basis of heredity and are localized esp. in cell nuclei
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Geography
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a science that deals with the natural features of the earth and the climate, products, and inhabitants
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Paleontology
Definition
a science of dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
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sociology
Definition
the science of society, social institutions, and social relationships
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Wheel
Definition
a disk or circular frame that turns on a central axis
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Carbon Dating
Definition
the determination of the age of old material by its content of carbon
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Agricultural Revolution
Definition
The development of crop and animal raising as a food source among human communities to supplement hunting and gathering.
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Isaac
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The second patriarch, son of Abraham
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Government
Definition
authoritative direction or control
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Pharaoh
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a ruler of ancient Egypt
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Western Civilization
Definition
the modern culture of Europe and North America
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Australopithecines
Definition
The first human like creatures to make simple stone tools
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Geology
Definition
a science that deals with the history of the Earth and its life esp. as recorded In rocks
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Common Era
Definition
A dating system that starts in the year 1.
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Creationism
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1. a doctrine or theory holding that matter, the variousforms of life, and the world were created by God out of nothing
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Fertile Crescent
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The "fertile crescent" refers to an ancient area of fertile soil and important rivers stretching in an arc from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
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Theory of Evolution
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Life came and evolved from the sea- plants and animals evolved from earlier species and differences are due to inherited changes that happened over many generations
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Bronze Age
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Prehistoric time when some tools were made of bronze by combining tin and copper -and not stone
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Gilgamesh
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the legendary king of Uruk
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Nile River Valley
Definition
The longest river in the world and also one of the most important rivers in ancient civilizations
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Paleolithic Age
Definition
the period of human history when humans used simple stone tools
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