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7371173870Catal Huyukancient city with ancient human artifacts in modern day turkey0
7371176051Artifacts1
7371179801Artifactsevidence of past humans that is used to study prehistory2
7371179802Paleolithic Period"old stone age" prehistoric period where tools/weapons were made of stone3
7371179803Neolithic Revolutiontime of social & political developments because of the advent of agriculture4
7371179804Monotheismreligion where the belief is in only one god5
7371179805Civilizationa large society with cities, government, economy, and culture6
7371179806Specialization of Laborability to have workers do something OTHER than just food production7
7371179807Agriculturesettled practice of growing crops and raising livestock8
7371179808Surplusmore than needed to survive yourself- ability to sell9
7371179809Domesticationprocess to tame wild animals so they are safe to live with humans10
7371179810Patriarchalsociety dominated and controlled by men11
7371179811Social Stratificationwith development of specialization and personal property, some accumulated mass wealth while others did not.12
7371179812Fertile Crescentlocation where so many core & foundational civilizations developed13
7371179813Mesoamericahome of the Olmec early civilization14
7371179814Barterearly trade in which one thing was exchanged for another15
7371179815Polytheisticreligion with a belief in more than one god16
7371179816Zigguratslarge stepped pyramids from Sumer17
7371179817Ten Commandmentsa Christian moral code of conduct18
7371179818Jewish Diasporaspread of Jews throughout Europe, N. Africa and the Middle East because they were driven out of their homes or they fled persecution19
7371179819Theocratsrulers holding both political and religious power20
7371179820Vedic Agetime when the religious collection of hymns, poems, songs and codes of conduct became important21
7371179821Ancestor Venerationbelief from Ancient China that the spirits of one's ancestors could speak to the gods on their behalf22
7371179822The Epic of Gilgamesholdest written story- of King of Sumer- written in cuneiform23
7371179823Cuneiformrecord keeping system of Sumerians- first evidence of writing24
7371179824Feudalismnetwork of regional rulers and mutual defense agreements25
7371179825Citystates- cities and their local areas all ruled independently26
7371179826Hammurabimost powerful king of babylon- most famous for set of laws27
7371179827Xia Dynastyfirst set of ruling leaders who all belonged to the same family in Ancient China28
7371179828Shang Dynasty2nd dynasty in china- known for great economic and religious power29
7371179829Mandate of Heavenidea that a just ruler's power came from the gods- when they were no longer in the god's favor they no longer were to be in power30
7371179830Zhou Dynastylongest dynasty in Chinese history- "Golden Age"- relative peace, prosperity and innovation31

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