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10511969959Hammurabi's CodeSophisticated law code associated with the Babylonian king Hammurabi0
10511975965Hanging Gardens of Babylon1
10511975966HieroglyphicsAncient Egyptian written language2
10511978110hunter-gatherera member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food.3
10511979905iron technologyfollowing the Stone Age and the Bronze Age, marked by the use of implements and weapons made of iron spreading technology of war, farming, and construction4
10511979906irrigationThe process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops.5
10511983192Mandate of HeavenChinese belief that the emperors ruled through the mandate, or approval, of heaven contingent on their ability to look after the welfare of the population.6
10511985743Metallurgythe science of working with metals7
10511985744MonotheismBelief in one god, a rare concept in the ancient world8
10511990574monumental architectureLarge structures, such as pyramids, temples, public spaces, and large statues, that generally appear wherever powerful leaders emerge; a feature of all agrarian civilizations.9
10511990575MummificationA process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying10
10511992741Neolithic RevolutionThe switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle is this revolution.11
10511995077nomadicwandering, moving about from place to place12
10511995078oracle bonesChinese Shang dynasty (1766-1122 B.C.E.) means of foretelling the future.13
10511995079paleolithic(Old Stone Age) a long period of human development before the development of agriculture14
10511997247pastoral nomadsgroups of herders who move with their animals from place to place in search of pasture and water15
10511997248pastoralismA type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter.16
10511997249patriarchyA form of social organization in which males dominate females17
10512001307Period of the Warring StatesLast centuries of the Zhou Dynasty (403-221 BCE) when wars divided the region until the establishment of the Qin Dynasty ended the disunity.18

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