I&S Unit 2 - Ancient Civilizations

Geography

the location, environment, physical features, and natural resources of the civilization and how they impacted their lifestyle.

Religion

The belief system and moral code of the civilization and how it impacts the daily life of the citizens.

Achievements

The significant contributions the civilization has made to the world.

Politics

The ideas and activities that are related to government leadership, power, the decision making process, or laws within the civilization.

Economics

The ways in which this civilization use and distribute their natural resources and products; including trading, currency, job specialization, and importing and exporting of goods.

Social Structure

The organization of the people and the way they live within the civilizations; can be related to family structure, societal roles and classes, gender roles, educational system, and entertainment.

change

when something becomes different over time

innovation

The creation or improvement of a technological product, system, or method of doing something.

civilization

A society with features including agriculture, cities, a central government, job specialization, trade, and a written language

location

the position something occupies on Earth's surface – can be absolute or relative

evident

Easy to see and understand; obvious, clear

society

the group of people living together and having shared customs, beliefs, and practices

hunter-gatherers

people who hunted animals and gathered wild plants for food

trade

exchange of goods and services within and between groups of people

prehistoric

before written records

agriculture

farming the soil to grow crops and the keeping of animals to provide food, wool, and other products

domesticate

to train a wild animals to be useful to humans for food or work

specialization

focusing work effort on a particular product or a single task (pottery, weaving, etc.)

irrigation

a way of supplying water to an area of land for farming

pictograms

the earliest forms of writing in which pictures represent words or ideas