Worlds Together, Worlds Apart, 2 e.
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Glossary Terms for letter: O
Odyssey Composed in the eighth century BCE, this is the epic tale of the journey of Odysseus, who traveled the Mediterranean back to his home in Ithaca after the siege of Troy.
Oikos The word for "small family unit" in ancient Greece, similar to the familia in Rome. Its structure, with men as heads of household over women and children, embodied the fundamental power structure in Greek city-states.
Olmecs Emerging around 1500 BCE, the Olmecs lived in Mesoamerica. The name means those who "lived in the land of the rubber." Olmec society was comprised of decentralized villages. Its members spoke the same language and worshipped the same gods.
Oracle bones Shang diviners applied intense heat to the shoulder bones of cattle or to turtle shells, which caused them to crack. Diviners would then interpret the cracks as signs from the ancestors regarding royal plans and actions.
Orrorin tugenensis A predecessor to hominids that first appeared 6 million years ago.
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