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7436677565Afro-EurasianAn area where some of the first civilizations were developed(On a map: Southwestern Europe, Northern/Sub-Saharan Africa, along with India and China). Also, people from these areas.0
7436677566Afro-Eurasian grasslandsAreas, in Afro-Eurasia(check definition of Afro-Eurasian), with moist land filled with the dominant vegetation. Grass.1
7436694541Agrarianof or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.2
7436698251Amazon River ValleyA river that runs through two parallel mountains in the Amazon. This land was great for food crops such as; manioc, sweet potatoes, and peanuts.3
7436701967Andean regionA region related to the Andes mountains in Southern America, aka Mesoamerica. Crops such as; squash, potatoes, and beans were frown and harvested.4
7436718251AssyriansPeople who conquered the vulnerable city-states of Sumeria and ruled from 900-612 B.C.E.5
7436727222Austronesian migrationsThe migration from South-East Asia to Australia, Polynesia, and Madagascar.6
7436730337BabylonianPeople who conquered the weak city-states of Sumeris and ruled from 1900-1500 B.C.E.7
7436732822Bantu MigrationsLegions of Bantu people moving southward throughout Africa.8
7436732823CahokiaAn important agricultural chiefdom of North America that flourished around 1100 C.E.(Present-day Illinois, Missouri)9
7436737174CatalhuyukA very early agricultural village in southern Turkey, which flourished between 7400 and 6000 B.C.E.10
7436740753CE/BCEB.C.E., Before the Common Era, is the Eurocentric version of B.C., Before Christ. C.E. and lies on the same time-line. Common Era, is the same time-line as A.D., Anno Domini, however it is not based on religion.11
7436743757ChavinThe first influential civilization in the Andes region around 900-250 B.C.E.12
7436743758ChiefdomsAgricultural village societies came to be organized politically as ________, in which inherited positions of power and privilege introduced a more distinct element of inequality, but unlike later kings.13
7436748315CivilizationA society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes14
7436751296Code of HammurabiThe first known system of written law based on system of strict justice. Ex: Eye for an eye!15
7436754540Code of Ur-NammuThe oldest known law code surviving today. It is from Mesopotamia and is written on tablets, in the Sumerian language c. 2100-2050 BC.16
7436772595Composite bowShort bows that could create more tension, allowing the archer to shoot farther with more force and better accuracy. They are traditionally made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together, cf., laminated bow.17
7436775648CuneiformThe first form of writing, developed by the Sumerians, using wedged characters(drawn on a clay tablet with a stylus).18
7436775649Demographicrelated to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population19
7436780163Domesticationthe taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food20
7436780164East AsiaA region where the first Asian civilizations/ dynasties originated. Crops grown their include; rice and millet.21
7436786071EgalitarianBelief in the equality of all people22
7436803683EgyptAn ancient civilization that is based along the southern Nile around 3500 B.C.E.23
7436808165Epic of GilgameshAn epic poem from Mesopotamia(first alliterated in Sumeria), and among the earliest known works of literary writing.24
7436811513Fertile Crescentan arc-shaped region of rich farmland in Southwest Asia where the first civilizations began25
7436819421Forced labor system/ coerced laborLabor compelled by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition.26
7436819422Harappaa large ancient city of the Indus civilization, created in present-day Pakistan, being the first to use sewers and ditches.27
7436827676Hebrew ScripturesA partial record of the religious interpretation of the real history of the Jews, aka the Old Testament.28
7436832264HieroglyphicsEgyptian writing system using pictures and sound symbols.29
7436868103Huang He River ValleyEarly settlement in China- included the silk road.30
7436877235Hunter-gatherer/hunter-foragingHunter-gatherers were nomadic people who hunted, fished, or gathered wild plants(Note: the way of life before the AR). Hunter-foragers were people who collected all their food(Note: the way of life, after the AR, if there were no large animals or fertile soil).31
7436881046Ice AgeA series of glacier episodes during the Pleistone period(20,000 years ago or 18,000 B.C.E.)32
7436902991Indo-European migrationsMasses of people moving towards Southern Europe and India/China.33
7436909011Indus ValleyHome to Harrappan, unified culture, civic system, no known national government. Also,the furthest point East reached by Alexander's army in 326 BC, before his men wanted to go home.34
7436909012Kinshipblood relationship35
7436913190KushNubian kingdom that conquered all of Upper and Lower Egypt in 700 B.C.E.36
7436913191Mesoamerica"Middle America" the region extending from modern-day Mexico through Central America and chronologically the fifth urban hearth, dating to 200 B.C.E.37
7436918777MesopotamiaA significant region beholding the Fertile Crescent, some of the First Civilizations and is between the Tigris and Euphrates River Valley.38
7436918778MetallurgyThe branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification.39
7436923602Mohenjo-DaroA large ancient city in the Indus River Valley, located in present-day Pakistan. Best known for the architecture/ lay-out of the city.40
7436927673monotheismThe belief in one God41
7436931457Neolithic revolutionA transition from a life-style of hunting and gathering to one of agricultural settlement, increasing population.42
7436936895New GuineaAn Island North of Australia where over 250 languages were developed withe Australia.43
7436942756Nile ValleyA valley along the Nile River, where seasonal floods fertilized the soil for farming.44
7436942757NomadicWandering, moving about from place to place.45
7436946894Norte Chico-No writing -No government -Lacked defensive walls -Rich fishing -quipu: accounting -large ceremonial structures46
7436946895NubiaAn ancient kingdom in northeastern Africa, also called Kush.47
7436952542OlmecAn ancient Mesoamerican civilization, best known for giant stone heads.48
7436957392Oracle BoneA bone commonly used by the Shang dynasty of China, to predict the future and it also contained writing.49
7436961704PaleolithicThe early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years(95% of the time we existed). Furthermore, this is the time of primitive stone implements were used.50
7436966616Papua New GuineaThis island is above Australia and used to be called New Guinea.51
7436974386Pastoralism/pastoral societiesThe branch of agriculture, mainly concerning the raising of livestock.52
7436979938PatriarchyA system or society governed by men; men had all the power and woman were excluded53
7436989121SavannaA grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.54
7436989122ShamansSpiritually adept men and women who were believed to be especially skilled at dealing with the spirit world. They were the religious leaders of most African cultures and served the ruler. They also specialize in medicine, specifically herbal medicine.55
7436994610ShangThe first Chinese dynasty to rule China and the first dynasty to develop oracle bones.56
7436999411Social StratisficationA hierarchical system that divides the society into classes that have unequal access to scarce and valuable resources.57
7437007837Southeast AsiaA geographical subdivision of Asia where yams were grown.58
7437012966Southwest steppesFrom the Paleolithic, the _________ route has connected Eastern Europe, Central Asia, China, South Asia, and the Middle East economically, politically, and culturally through overland trade routes. The ________ route is a predecessor not only of the Silk Road which developed during antiquity and the Middle Ages, but also of the Eurasian Land Bridge in the modern era.59
7437017101Specialization of laborWorkers specialize at a task in the production process at which they are most efficient.60
7437017102StateA nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.61
7437023717Sub-Saharan AfricaPortion of the African continent lying south of the Sahara.The Mediterranean was tied to them because of trade, but desertification cut off africa62
7437034216Sudanic AfricaThe North-East part of Africa that connected it to Sudan. Also, near Egypt where trade routes lie.63
7437034217SumeriaAn ancient civilization dated back to 3500 B.C.E. in southern Mesopotamia. Known for creating cuneiform, wheel, plow, and bronze.64
7437049821TeotihuacanThe most significant pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican city. Which also lies in the Valley of Mexico.65
7437056040Tigris and Euphrates River ValleyThe region where Mesopotamia and the other city-states were formed.66
7437056041TundraA flat or slightly rolling plain with few trees and permanently frozen ground.67
7437062433Venus FigurinesSmall Paleolithic statues/paintings of women with exaggerated sexual features.68
7437062434XiaFirst Chinese Dynasty, however did not writing. Therefore was thought of as "the Legendary Dynasty." Legendary Emperor "Yu the Great" was believed to be the Emperor at that time, but had no proof of real existence.69
7437065544ZigguratsTemples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped.70
7437070474ZhouThe longest lasting Chinese dynasty where the Mandate of Heaven and Confuscianism/Laoism was created.71
7437091374"out of Africa migrations"The movement from our origin to the Middle East was called _______________.72

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