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275851670earliest known writing in a civilization first develpoed inthe Middle East0
275851671Neolithic Revolution first occured inthe Middle East1
275851672metal tools were preferred over stone tools EXCEPTthey were easier for ordianry people to make at home2
275851673why did the original inhabitants of Australia not develop agriculture?they were too isolated to learn of developements elsewhere until recently3
275851674Sumerian civilization produced the firstwritten law code4
275851675river valley civilization most completely destroyed by natural disasters such as climate changeIndus5
275851676what emphasized teh power and abstraction of GodJewish monotheism6
275851677developement of agriculture cause important changes in all EXCEPTthe tendency to believe in many gods7
275851678organize rather small groups into political unitshunting and gathering societies8
275851679society becomes a civilization ifit practices sedentary agriculture9
275851680most isolated among early river civilizationsHuanghe culture in China10
275851681NOT one of the earliest civilizations to developwest africa11
275851682Paleolithic Age refers toperiod in which simple stone tools were developed12
275851683political organization of Tigris-Euphrates civilizationregional city states13
275851684characteristic of humans before advent of civilizationability to spread to various geographic settings and climate zones14
275851685egypt differed from mesopotamian civilization my stressingwell-organized, durable empired15
275851686most responsible for humans moving toward civilizationrise of agriculture16
275851687writing is important becauseit helped organize elaborate political structures17
275851688NOT a feature of Sumerian civilizationsimplitied alphabet of 22 letters18
275851689Metal working was important EXCEPT forlarge metal boats could be contructed, improving trade19
275851690start of sedentary agriculturestarted in the middle east first but developed independently in other areas20
275851691chinese civilization developedafter civilization in the Nile Valley and Mesopotamia21
275851692in china unity and cultural identiy were provided bya common system of writing22
275851693Homo sapiens credited which accomplishmentfire23
275851694occured as result of the developement of agriculture in societies that previously relied on hunting and gatheringpopulation density increased24

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