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2985290732Babalonian EmpireUnified all of mesopotamia 1800BCE; collapsed due to foreign region0
2985290733BandA level of social organization normally consisting of 20 to 30 people; nomadic hunters and gatherers, labor divided on a gender basis1
2985290734Bronze AgeFrom about 4000BCE, when bronze tools were first introduced in the Middle East, to about 1500BCE, when iron began to replace it2
2985290735Catal HuyukA Neolithic village located in southern Turkey; was founded about 7000BCE and was 32 acres3
2985290736City-StatesA form of political organization organization typical of Mesopotamian civilizations; consist of agricultural hinterlands ruled by an urban-based king4
2985290737CivilizationSocieties distinguished by reliance on sedentary agriculture, ability to produce food surpluses, and existence of no farming elites, as well as merchant and manufacturing goods5
2985290738CultureThe beliefs, customs, arts, etc. of a particular society, group, place, or time6
2985290739CuneiformA form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge-shaped stylus and clay tablets7
2985290740DomesticationTo breed or train (an animal) to need and accept the care of human beings: to tame8
2985290741HammurabiThe king of Babylonian9
2985290742Homo SapiensThe humanoid species that emerged as most successful at the end of the period10
2985290743Hunter/GathererA small group of people who required a very large area of space11
2985290744IdeographicPictographic characters grouped together to create new concepts; typical of Chinese writing12
2985290745Indus RiverRiver sources in Himalayas to mouth in Arabian Sea; location of Harappan civilization13
2985290746KushAn African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile 1000BCE; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries14
2985290747MesopotamiaIn between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers15
2985290748Mohenjo DaroAlong with Harappa, major urban complex of the Harappan civilization; laid out on planned grid pattern16
2985290749MonotheismThe exclusive worship/belief of a single God; introduced by the Jews into western civilization17
2985290750NeanderthalA hominid known from skeletal in Europe, Northern Africa, and Western Asia that lived from about 30,000 to 20,000 years ago18
2985290751Neolithic RevolutionThe succession of technological innovations and changes in human organization that led to the development of agriculture, 8500-3500BCE19
2985290752NomadsCattle and sheep-herding societies normally found on the fringes of civilized societies; commonly found referred to as "barbarian" by civilized societies20
2985290753PaleolithicThe Old Stone Age ending in 12,000BCE; typified by use of crude stone tools and hunting and gathering for subsistence21
2985290754PharaohThe king who possessed immense power22
2985290755PhoeniciansSeafaring civilization located on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean; established colonies throughout the Mediterranean23
2985290756PyramidsMonumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom Egypt; used as burial sites for Pharaohs24
2985290757ShangFirst Chinese dynasty from which archeological evidence exists; capital located in Ordos bulge of the Huanghe; flourished 1600 to 1046 BC25
2985290758Slash & Burn AgricultureA system of cultivation typical of shifting cultivators, forest floors cleared by fire are then planted26
2985290759SumerianPeople who migrated into Mesopotamia 4000BCE; created first civilization within region; organized area into city-states27
2985290760ZigguratsMassive towers usually associated with Mesopotamian temple complexes28
2985290761PastorialismA type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter29

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