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SAFMED terms # 1 - # 10
1. culture complete way of life of a group of people,community or nation
2. geography the study of the earth’s surface
there are 5 themes : place, location, interaction, region, and movement
3. cultural diffusion the spread of something from one culture to another culture
4. ethnocentrism the belief that your culture, ethnic group , nationality, religion, race or nationality is superior to others
5. globalization the sharing of ideas, products, and culture to many parts of the world
6. stereotype a generalization about a group of people
7. Theory of Evolution scientific idea that human beings evolved slowly over time
modern humans and primates share a common ancestor
8. hominid biological family that includes humans
all are bipedal
all walk upright
all have an opposable thumb
9. Paleolithic Old Stone Age from 500,000 BC to 6,500 BC when humans began to use stone tools
10. Neolithic Revolution the change that happened about 10,000 years ago in the lifestyle of human beings from hunting
and gathering to domestication of animals and farming about 10,000 years ago
SAFMED TERMS # 11 – # 25
11. Characteristics of a Civilization: Job specialization/Organized Religion/Central government/Public Works/Art and
Architecture/Class System/Cities/Writing System
12. River Valleys: Annual floods stirred up silt from the bottom of the riverbed. The silt remained on the sides of the river and
provided fertile soil. Rivers used for irrigation and transportation.
13. alluvial – a river that carries silt, minerals and other deposits and overflows often
14. Four River Valley Civilizations: Nile River Valley of Egypt/ Huang He (Yellow) River Valley of China/ Indus River Valley of
India/ Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia (Modern Day Iraq) In between the Tigris and Euphrates/ All were advanced and had an
irrigation system.
15. Ancient Mesopotamia: Written language cuneiform/ Built ziggurats- pyramid like temples/Built an irrigation system
16. Fertile Crescent – an area of fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
location of the Mesopotamian civilization
17. polytheism – a belief in many gods or religion based on belief in many gods
18. hierarchy – a ranking of people based on status and class
19. cuneiform – a wedge shaped writing system made by Mesopotamian civilization
20. ziggurat – a religious temple built with many levels in ancient Mesopotamia
21. Code of Hammurabi: First written set of law/ Provided stability and order in society
22. Ancient Egypt: Invented the calendar to predict the flooding of the Nile River/ Written language: hieroglyphics/
Polytheistic (belief in many gods)/ Built an irrigation system
23. pharaoh - a king in ancient Egypt
24. hieroglyphics – a writing system using pictographs to represent ideas made by ancient Egyptians
25. Harrapa and Mohenjo Daro: Located in the Indus River Valley/ Harrapa and Mohenjo Daro are twin cities; the identical
lay out demonstrates that this ancient civilization was well planned/Very good example of urban planning