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7795529038Paleolithic AgeThe Old Stone Age ending in 12,000 B.C.E.; typified by use of evolving stone tools and hunting and gathering for subsistence.0
7795529039Homo sapiens sapiensThe species of humanity that emerged as most successful at the end of the Paleolithic.1
7795529040Neolithic AgeThe New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 B.C.E.; period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred; domestication of plants and animals accomplished.2
7795529041Neolithic revolutionThe succession of technological innovations and changes in human organization that led to the development of agriculture, 8500-3500 B.C.E.3
7795529042Hunting and gatheringMeans of obtaining subsistence by humans before the mastery of sedentary agriculture; normally typical of tribal social organization.4
7795529043Çatal HüyükEarly urban culture based on sedentary agriculture; located in modern southern Turkey; larger in population than Jericho, had greater degree of social stratification.5
7795529044Bronze AgeFrom 4000 to 3000 B.C.E.; increased use of plow, metalworking; development of wheeled vehicles, writing.6
7795529045NomadsCattle- and sheep-herding societies normally found on the fringes of civilized societies; commonly referred to as "barbarian" by civilized societies.7

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