Optional vocabulary is always due the day of the unit
test (with the exception of the first two identifications, or unless otherwise specifically stated). The optional vocabulary is worth a maximum of 2 extra credit points. To receive full credit you must:
1) Define the term in your own words in one or two sentences (no more, no less);
2) Discuss the significance or importance of the vocabulary term in one or two
sentences (no more, no less).
| 1. Bottlenecks & Hunting and Gathering |
| 2. The Great Catalyst of Change |
| 3. Plant and Animal Domestication |
| 4. Subsistsence Agriculture |
| 5. First Urban Revolution |
| 6. Civilization: Positive and Negative Characteristics |
| 7. Classical Era: Population and Politics |
| 8. Classical Era: Religion and Culture |
| 9. Post-Classical Era: Commerce and Connections |
| 10. Post-Classical Era: Politics and Society |