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7215933789OverfarmingTo farm so much that land looses its fertility0
7215933790OvergrazingThe continual eating of grasses or their roots, without allowing them to regrow1
7215933791Artifactsobjects made and used by early humans, usually dug up by archaeologists2
7215934663Paleolithic PeriodThe Early Years of human history, ended around 8000 B.C.E., also call the "Stone Age"3
7215935143Neolithic RevolutionA set of dramatic changes in how people lived based on the development of agriculture4
7215935776MonotheismThe religious practice of worshiping only one deity5
7215935777Bronze AgeThe era (around 3300-2300 B.C.E.) in which the practice of metallurgy arose6
7215935778CivilizationA large society with cities and powerful states7
7215936774Core and Foundational CivilizationsCivilizations that developed ways of life, such as language, religious beliefs, and economic practices, that would heavily influence successor civilizations in their regions8
7215936775JerichoOne of humankind's first cities9
7215937507Catal HuyukAn ancient city in present-day Turkey that was founded in 7500 B.C.E.10
7215937508TextilesItems made of cloth11
7215938194Specialization of LaborThe process of allowing people to focus on limited tasks12
7215938705CopperThe first metal used in replacement of stone13
7215938706BronzeA combination of tin and copper that was found to be stronger than either of the two metals by themselves14
7215939493Hunter-foragersPeople who hunt and forage for their food15
7215939494AgricultureThe practice of raising crops or livestock on a continual and controlled basis16
7215940236SurplusMore than needed17
7215940237DomesticationThe process of taming wild animals so that they can be brought up to live with humans18
7215942678Nomadic PastoralismPeople moving herds of animals from pasture to pasture19
7215942679Kinship GroupsRelated families that moved together in search of food (20-40 people)20
7215942680ClanKinship Groups were sometimes a part of a larger group of relatives called a:21
7215943356TribeA group of clans22
7215943357PatriarchyA society dominated by men23
7215944122ArtisansPeople who made objects or tools that people needed24
7215944123MerchantsPeople who buy and sell goods for a living25
7215944138Social StratificationSociety's categorization of people into groups based on wealth, posessions, etc.26
7215944746Priestspeople who performed religious ceremonies27
7215946187Priestessesfemales who conducted religious rituals28
7215962150AnimismThe belief that animals, rivers, and other elements of nature embody spirits29
7216033190MetallurgyThe science and study of metals30

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