Unit 1 Test - Prehistory, Civilizations, Ancient Religions

The study of the origins and development of people and their societies

• Archaeology
• Sociology
• Prehistory
• Anthropology

the way of life of a society, which is handed down from one generation to the next by learning and experience

• family structure
• anthropology
• culture
• norms

What is the spreading of Jews beyond their historic homeland?

a person who studies how people lived in the past

• Historian
• Archaeologist
• Anthropologist
• Paleontologist

the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another

• Diaspora
• Cultural Diffusion
• Geographical Influence
• Migration

a political unit that includes a city and its surrounding land and villages

• Civilization
• Empire
• City-State
• Metropolis

a complex, highly organized social order

• Civilization
• Bureaucracy
• Caste
• Hierarchy

a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler

• Steppe
• Civilization
• City-State
• Empire

the belief in multiple gods

• pantheism
• polytheism
• non-theism
• monotheism

as taught by the Buddha, the four basic beliefs that form the foundation of Buddhism