Social Studies Vocabulary - The Ancient World
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- Hominid
- An early human like creature
- Prehistory
- A time before written records
- Nomads
- People who often move from place to place
- Land Bridges
- Strips of dry land between continents caused by dropping sea levels
- Irrigation
- A system of bringing water from rivers to crops an every bit of available land
- Civilization
- A highly complex culture with growing cities and economic activity
- Division of Labor
- Organization of society in which each person preforms a specific task
- History
- a written record of human civilization
- Dynasty
- A ruling family that passes power from one generation to the next
- Pharaohs
- Ancient Egyptian kings
- Hieroglyphics
- A writing system using pictures and symbols
- City-States
- Self governing cities, such as those of ancient Greece
- Direct Democracy
- Government in which citizens take part in making all decisions
- Republic
- Government in which voters elect leaders
- Aqueduct
- A bridgelike structure that carries water from mountains to the cities