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10382659354What are two tools developed during the Paleolithic Period?spears and arrows0
10382663147What are two things fire allowed humans to do?see better and cook their food1
10382663681What evidence do we have that early humans had religion and art?paintings and instruments2
10382663682What were two of the first domesticated plants?wheat and corn3
10382665402What was the first animal to be domesticated?dog4
10382666859Why are pastoralists important to the cultural diffusion between people?they spread ideas and trading goods among people5
10382667303What are the five major groups that developed first through specialization of labor?artisans, merchants, soldiers, religious leaders, and politicians6
10382667806Why did social stratification occur in the first towns, villages, and cities?because of the population growth and people accumulated wealth7
10382669174Why are Jericho and Catal Huyuk so important?they were well preserved and helped modern people understand life long ago8
10382669779What lead to the creation of religious ceremonies?farmers didn't know how to explain everything9
10382670090What practice was first developed by the Hebrew people?monotheism10
10382670803What did the Vedic religion emphasis?rituals11
10382672270What did the Zoroastrian religion focus their beliefs on?the eternal battle between the forces of good and evil12
10382672679What were the five technological inventions that were invented through specialization of labor?clay pots, plows, wheels, textiles, and metallurgy13
10382673105What were the two metals found and or developed between 3300 and 2300 B.C.E?bronze and copper14
10382673587Where did the first four civilizations develop?In the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates, Nile river in Egypt,the Huang he river in China, and the Indus river valley in India15
10382676531Bronze Agethe period in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze (3300 and 2300 b.c.16
10382678164Pastoralismthe domestication of animals17
10382678165Nomadspeople who wander from place to place18
10382679028Hunting and Gatheringthe use of simple tools to hunt animals and gather vegetation for food19
10382679473Specializationthe development of skills in a specific kind of work20
10382679760Monotheismbelief in one God21
10382679761Judaismthe monotheistic religion of the Jews.22
10382680352Valley Civilizationscivilizations that chose to reside close to river23
10382680783Agrarian Revolutionchange in farming methods in the 1600s that improved farm products24
10382681374Polythesticbelief in more than one god25
10382681375Animismthe attribution of a soul to plants and objects (and natural phenomena)26
10382731333Kinship groupsgroups of related people27
10382732291Clangroup of families related by blood or marriage28
10382733814Tribea social group made up of clans29
10382740486Patriarchya society dominated by men30
10382744933Paleolithic Periodearly years of human history (about 2.5 million years ago-10,000 years ago)31
10382754173Neolithic Revolutionthe development of agriculture (around 10,000 years ago)32

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