1. World History Terms Chapter 1

2.  A group of traveling merchants and animals  caravan

3.  Weapon, tool, or other item made by humans  artifact

4.  Method of bringing water to a field from another place to water crops  irrigation

5.  Tools and methods used to help humans perform tasks  technology

6.  Person who regularly moves from place to place  nomad

7.  Political district  province

8.  Person who studies and writes about the human past  historian

9.  Record keeper  scribe

10.  The development of different kinds of jobs  Specialization

11.  Scientist who studies the physical characteristics and cultures of humans and their ancestors  anthropologist

12.  Group of territories or nations under a single ruler or government  empire

13.  Sumerian system of writing made up of wedge- shaped markings  cuneiform

14.  To tame animals and plants for human use  domesticate

15.  Skilled craftsperson  artisian

16.  Scientist who learns about human life by studying fossils and artifacts  archeologist

17.  Person who studies stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies  astronomer

18.  Complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions and a writing system  civilization

19.  Independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages  City-state

20.  The trace or imprint of a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock  fossil

21. 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

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