Unit 3: Key Words and Definitions

History Unit 3:

1. Craftsmanship is the technique of making objects and products by hand, using simple tools and methods.

2. Politics is how to govern a society.

3. Economy is the administration of resources in order to satisfy the needs of individuals and societies.

4. Society is a community of people living in a particular place and having shared customs, laws, religion and political organization.

5. Culture is the customs, knowledge and level of artistic, scientific and technical development of a society.

6. Mesopotamia means ‘land between rivers’, and it is the name Greeks gave to the region situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

7. City state is a city and surrounding lands, with its own independent government.

8. Brick is a piece of clay baked in an oven.

9. Arch is an architectural structure with a supporting point at each end.

10. Vault is a roof in the form of an arch.

11. Pharaoh is an ancient Egyptian king.

12. Dynasty: Line of rulers from the same family.