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7097668149Paleolithic PeriodBegan 2.5 million years ago and ended about 10,000 years ago in 8000 B.C.E. Often called the stone age, because humans used stone tools and weapons.0
7097668150Neolithic RevolutionA set of dramatic changes in how people lived based on the development of agriculture1
7097668519monotheismTo worship one god2
7097668520Bronze AgeA time period between 3300 and 2300 B.C.E. in which bronze became the primary metal used.3
7097668835Specialization of laborAllowing people to focus on limited tasks4
7097668836hunter-foragerPeople who survived by hunting animals and foraging for seeds, nuts, fruits, and edible roots5
7097669234Nomadic pastoralismMoving animals from one grazing land to another.6
7097669235patriarchalA society dominated by men.7
7097669508artisansPeople who made objects that were needed by others.8
7097669509merchantsPeople who buy and sell goods for a living9
7097669510Social stratificationCategorizing people by their wealth and belongings.10
7097670336Kinship groupSeveral related families that moved together in search of food11
7097670337clanA larger group of relatives12
7097670516tribeCombination of multiple clans13
7097670517artifactsObjects made by people in the past.14
7097671506Homo sapiens sapiensModern Humans15
7097671639textilesItems made of cloth16
7097671640JerichoOne of the first cities which was built on the west bank of the Jordan River.17
7097672303Catal HuyukAn ancient city in present day Turkey, on a river that has dried up.18
7097672304OverfarmingThe loss of soil fertility because the farm land has been used to much19
7097672305OvergrazingThe continual eating of grasses or their roots, without allowing the grass to regrow.20

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