Alliance
Secondary Source
Cross-cultural
Belief systems
Cross-regional
Citizen
Dynasty
Democracy
Civilization
Fertile Crescent
Polytheism
Republic
Monotheism
Dictator
City-State
Primary Source
Neolithic Revolution
Deity
Nomads
Heresy
Schism
Interregional
Codification
Empire
Patriarchy
Cultural Diffusion
A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
A system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line. And a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.
the act of systematically collecting and writing down; "arranging and writing down laws
The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced, the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area.
The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another. The mixing of world cultures through different ethnicities, religions and nationalities has increased with advanced communication, transportation and technology.
An artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time under study. It serves as an original source
Dealing with or comparing two or more different cultures or cultural areas.
A line of hereditary rulers of a country.
The belief in or worship of more than one god.
The region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape, from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt
Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine.
A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
Dealing with two or more different geographic areas or territories
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
A ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force.
Any source about an event, period, or issue in history that was produced after that event, period or issue has passed
A split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
The actual set of precepts from which a person or society lives their daily life, those which govern the thoughts, words, and actions of a person or society. This is the most important aspect of defining how a person, group, civilization or society is characterized
The doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
Major turning point in human history. Great Discoveries. About 10,000 BCE, humans began to cultivate crops and domesticate certain animals. This was a change from the system of hunting and gathering that had sustained humans from earliest times.
Dealing with connections between or among two or more regions.
A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations
A member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.
A god or goddess, divine status, quality, or nature.
An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state which has its own government