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205826571civilizationmore complex group of people; cultural similarities w/ political systems0
205826572culturelearned patterns of how things are done1
205826573historydevelopment& change of culture and events2
205826574Stone Ageperiod where tool making started; of stone& other substances3
205826575PaleolithicOld Stone Age; time of Evolution of Humans4
205826576NeolithicNew Stone Age; time of Agricultural Revolution5
205826577foragershunters & gatherers6
205826578Agricultural Revolutionfrom food gathering to food production7
205826579Holoceneending of the Ice Age; melted glaciers; into the Geological Era8
205826580megalith(neolithic times) big stone structures w/ religious purpose9
205826581Babylonmost important city in Mesopotamia; capital of King Hammurabi10
205826582Sumeriansppl of S. Mesopotamia; developed cuneiform, irrigation, & some religious ideas11
205826583Semeticchain of languages in asia & africa (includes today's Arabic)12
205826584city-statesmall self-governing area &territories it controls13
205826585Hammurabiruler of Babylon, Mesopotamia; developed Law Code on a black pillar14
205826586scribeperson w/ reading &writing jobs in a palace or temple15
205826587zigguratpyramid tower for something religious (unknown)16
205826588amuletjewel/charm that protects someone from evil; shows belief in magic17
205826589cuneiformwriting that uses symbols and markings (not pictures)18
205826590pharoahabsolute "Godly" power in Egypt; considered to be Gods/ have a connection with them19
205826591pyramidstaired platform monuments for burial of Kings/ religious purposes20
205826592Ma'ata divine order(law); connection between people& Gods; ensured welfare of the people (Egypt)21
205826593Memphiscapital of the Old Kingdom by the NIle22
205826594Thebescapital of Egypt; had ruling dynasties during Middle& New Kingdoms23
205826595heiroglyphicswriting with pictures(Egypt)24
205826596papyrusmaterial from Nile marshes; used to write on25
205826597mummydehydrated/ preserved body(Egypt)26
205826598Harappagreat city of the Indus Valley Civilization; center for metals& stones ($)27
205826599Mohenjo- Darobiggest city of the Indus Valley Civilization; had cental planning- construction &orderly streets28

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