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 wedge- shaped 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 Chapter 1