205826571 | civilization | more complex group of people; cultural similarities w/ political systems | 0 | |
205826572 | culture | learned patterns of how things are done | 1 | |
205826573 | history | development& change of culture and events | 2 | |
205826574 | Stone Age | period where tool making started; of stone& other substances | 3 | |
205826575 | Paleolithic | Old Stone Age; time of Evolution of Humans | 4 | |
205826576 | Neolithic | New Stone Age; time of Agricultural Revolution | 5 | |
205826577 | foragers | hunters & gatherers | 6 | |
205826578 | Agricultural Revolution | from food gathering to food production | 7 | |
205826579 | Holocene | ending of the Ice Age; melted glaciers; into the Geological Era | 8 | |
205826580 | megalith | (neolithic times) big stone structures w/ religious purpose | 9 | |
205826581 | Babylon | most important city in Mesopotamia; capital of King Hammurabi | 10 | |
205826582 | Sumerians | ppl of S. Mesopotamia; developed cuneiform, irrigation, & some religious ideas | 11 | |
205826583 | Semetic | chain of languages in asia & africa (includes today's Arabic) | 12 | |
205826584 | city-state | small self-governing area &territories it controls | 13 | |
205826585 | Hammurabi | ruler of Babylon, Mesopotamia; developed Law Code on a black pillar | 14 | |
205826586 | scribe | person w/ reading &writing jobs in a palace or temple | 15 | |
205826587 | ziggurat | pyramid tower for something religious (unknown) | 16 | |
205826588 | amulet | jewel/charm that protects someone from evil; shows belief in magic | 17 | |
205826589 | cuneiform | writing that uses symbols and markings (not pictures) | 18 | |
205826590 | pharoah | absolute "Godly" power in Egypt; considered to be Gods/ have a connection with them | 19 | |
205826591 | pyramid | staired platform monuments for burial of Kings/ religious purposes | 20 | |
205826592 | Ma'at | a divine order(law); connection between people& Gods; ensured welfare of the people (Egypt) | 21 | |
205826593 | Memphis | capital of the Old Kingdom by the NIle | 22 | |
205826594 | Thebes | capital of Egypt; had ruling dynasties during Middle& New Kingdoms | 23 | |
205826595 | heiroglyphics | writing with pictures(Egypt) | 24 | |
205826596 | papyrus | material from Nile marshes; used to write on | 25 | |
205826597 | mummy | dehydrated/ preserved body(Egypt) | 26 | |
205826598 | Harappa | great city of the Indus Valley Civilization; center for metals& stones ($) | 27 | |
205826599 | Mohenjo- Daro | biggest city of the Indus Valley Civilization; had cental planning- construction &orderly streets | 28 |
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