Thursday, October 06, 2016

Unit 2: Definitions

Key Words and Definitions:


1. Neolithic, which means “new stone”, began around 8000 B.C., when agriculture and the domestication of animals appeared, and ended with the appearance of writing (3500 BC).

2. Middle East is a geographical area situated between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.

3. Metallurgy is the technique that consists of heating metals to high temperatures in order to shape them into objects (weapons, adornments and tools).

4. Megalithic monuments were made from enormous blocks of stone (megaliths), which were placed on their own or arranged together to form a structure.

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