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7214500546Neolithic AgeThe Stone Age between 10,000 and 6,000 years ago; period in which adaption of sedentary agriculture occurred.0
7214510060ClanMultiple kinship groups that travel together; typical of Paleolithic Age peoples.1
7214517118DomesticationThe taming of wild plants and animals for the purpose of being utilized by humans.2
7214520485Bronze AgeThe period in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze; began around 6,000 years ago and signaled the end of the stone age.3
7214525630Paleolithic AgeThe Old Stone Age ending around 10,000 years ago;4
7214537471Specialization of LaborThe process of allowing people to focus on diverse social roles or tasks due to the growth of agriculture and surplus of food.5
7214536125JerichoOne of mankind's first cities; built on the west bank of the Jordan River dates from 9000 BCE.6
7214534522Homo Sapiens SapiensModern humans7
7214535352PatriarchalSocieties dominated by men8
7214531426TribesLarge groups formed for the purpose of group hunting or mutual defense from enemies9
7214531010Neolithic RevolutionSuccession of technological innovations and changes in human organization that led to the development of agriculture, 8500-3500 BCE.10
7214529864Hunter-foragersGroups of people that migrate from place to place, constantly searching for sources of food; typical for Paleolithic Age peoples.11
7214532678PastoralismThe keeping of large herds of animals and leading them from one area to another in order to graze12
7214527744Catal HuyukEarly urban site,located in modern southern Turkey; larger in population than Jericho; dates from 7500 BCE.13

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