Students should define the following academic terms/vocabulary words on either paper or note cards. 

*This will be collected for a grade during the first week of the 2024-2025 school year.

*Online encyclopedias are fine to use since this will not be accepted digitally. Having students take the time to write the definitions increases retention and removes the temptation to copy and paste at the last minute. 

* Definitions should be written in complete sentences to receive credit. 

*If you’re having trouble finding a definition, try: Encyclopedia Britannica | Britannica

1. Neolithic Revolution

2. Mesopotamia

3. Agriculture

4. Cuneiform

5. Hieroglyphics

6. Ancient Egypt

7. Bantu Expansion

8. Beringia

9. Phoenicians

10. Hatshepsut

11. Great Zimbabwe

12. Olmecs

13. Toltecs

14. Mayans

15. Minoans

16. Achaemenid (Persian) Empire

17. Cyrus the Great

18. Alexander the Great

19. Hellenism

20. Carthage

21. Hannibal Barca

22. Roman Republic

23. Masinissa

24. Troy

25. Battle of Kadesh

26. Hunter-gatherer

27. Julius Cesar

28. Pantheon

29. Cleopatra

30. Mayura Empire