Glossary Terms

This is the glossary where you can find the definition of a word used at GGS that you don't under stand about.

Cargo- materials brought by usually a ship (can contain weapons, tools, etc.) .

Inequality- is the condition of unequal. Like the difference between the rich and the poor.

Stone Age- is the age earlier then the Bronze and Iron age, where the only tools were usually made of stones.

Fertile Crescent- the first ancient civilization in the Middle East who actually had the Agricultural Revolution.

Domestication- is the system of taming wild animals and breeding them for the benefits having it.

Beast of Burden- are animals that we use for food, working, or etc. (usually domesticated animals).

Specialization- is the way of adapting to special conditions or environment.

East-West Axis- the latitude/line that goes directly over the Middle East Asia.

Agricultural Revolution- the period where the people try to learn about how to farm.

Conquistador- are the Spanish Conquerers.

Metallurgy- work or study the relates on doing something with metals.

Conquest- the act of conquering other territory, or place.

Epidemic- describes something the infects and spreads easily from person to person; usually diseases.

Gutenburg Press- is the first type-printing or the type-writing machine that Johannes Gutenburg invented.