World History Terms
Chapter 1
A
group of
traveling
merchants and
animals
caravan
Weapon,
tool, or
other item made
by humans
artifact
Method
of
bringing water to
a field from
another place to
water crops
irrigation
Tools
and
methods used to
help humans
perform tasks
technology
Person
who
regularly moves
from place to
place
nomad
Political
district
province
Person
who
studies and
writes about the
human past
historian
Record
keeper
scribe
The
development
of different kinds
of jobs
Specialization
Scientist
who
studies the
physical
characteristics
and cultures of
humans and their
ancestors
anthropologist
Group
of
territories or
nations under a
single ruler or
government
empire
Sumerian
system
of writing made
up of wedgeshaped markings
cuneiform
To
tame animals
and plants for
human use
domesticate
Skilled
craftsperson
artisian
Scientist
who
learns about
human life by
studying fossils
and artifacts
archeologist
Person
who
studies stars,
planets, and
other heavenly
bodies
astronomer
Complex
society
with cities,
organized
government, art,
religion, class
divisions and a
writing system
civilization
Independent
state made up of
a city and the
surrounding land
and villages
City-state
The
trace or
imprint of a plant
or animal that
has been
preserved in rock
fossil
Know ALL parts to this definition. This
definition will need to be written out by you.
Turner
Ivey
Auburn University
A way to study any
civilization
PRAISE G – tell
what each is
Give an EXAMPLE
of each area
Cultural
approach
World History Terms
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