>Chapter 1 Study Guide
EXPLAIN WHY IT MATTERS
Put your reading into practice. Identify each term below, and then explain why it matters in Western history.
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| TERM | WHO OR WHAT & WHEN | WHY IT MATTERS |
| civilization (p. 6) | ||
| Paleolithic era (p. 7) | ||
| Neolithic era (p. 7) | ||
| Fertile Crescent (p. 8) | ||
| pastoralism (p. 10) | ||
| patriarchy (p. 11) | ||
| Bronze Age (p. 11) | ||
| polytheism (p. 11) | ||
| cuneiform (p. 14) | ||
| Hammurabi’s law code (p. 18) | ||
| pharaoh (p. 21) | ||
| ma’at (p. 21) | ||
| Book of the Dead (p. 22) |