Vocabulary #23

scientists who study the origins, artifacts, development, communities customs, and remains of humans in order to learn about the cultures of these people

scientists who learn about the human past by studing fossils and artifacts

objects made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced that can also provide clues to the past

system in which one set of goods or services is exchanged for another

a world religion or philosophy based on the teaching of the Buddha and holding that a state of enlightenment can be attained by suppressing worldly desire

a rigid social structure in which classes are determined by heredity; determined a person's occupation economic potential, and position in society

a periodic and official count of a country's population

a powerful religtion that spread greatly in the Roman Empire, started by a man named Jesus Christ.

a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit

a society with cities, a central government, job specialization, laws, and social classes

system of settling new lands that remain under the government of their native land

the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food

long narrative poems celebrating the deeds of legendary or traditional heroes

a political and social system based on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty, military assistance, and other services

scientists who study Earth and the processes that have shaped Earth over time