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| 4831222032 | Civilization | Societies distinguished by reliance an sedentary sedentary agriculture, ability to produce food surpluses, and existence of non-farming elites. | 0 | |
| 4831260447 | Mesopotamia | Between the rivers. Civilizations that arose in the alluvial plain of the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys | 1 | |
| 4840122122 | Sumerians | People who migrated into Mesopotamia c.4000 B.C.E to create first civilization in the region | 2 | |
| 4840122123 | Cuneiform | A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets | 3 | |
| 4840122124 | Ziggurats | Massive towers usually associated with Mesopotamian temple complexes | 4 | |
| 4840122125 | City-State | A form of political organization typical of Mesopotamian civilizations ; consisted of agricultural hinterlands ruled by an urban based king | 5 | |
| 4840122126 | Babylonians | Unified all of Mesopotamia c.1800 B.C.E. Empire collapsed due to foreign invasion | 6 | |
| 4840122127 | Hammurabi | The most important ruler of the Babylonians empire; responsible for codification of law | 7 | |
| 4840122128 | Pharaoh | Title of kings in ancient Egypt | 8 | |
| 4840122129 | Pyramids | Monumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom Egypt; used as burial sites fir pharaohs. | 9 | |
| 4840122130 | Kush | An African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile c.1000 B.C.E; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries | 10 | |
| 4840122131 | Indus River | River sources in Himalayas to mouth in Arabian sea; location of Harappan civilization | 11 | |
| 4840122132 | Harappa | Major urban complex of the Harappan civilization; laid out on a planned grid pattern | 12 | |
| 4840122133 | Aryans | Indo-European nomadic pastoralist who replaced Harappan civilization; militarized society | 13 | |
| 4840122134 | Vedas | Aryan hymns originally transmitted orally but written down in sacred books from the 6th century | 14 | |
| 4840122135 | Mahabharata | Indian epic of war, princely honor, love, and social duty; written down in the last centuries. Previously handed down in oral form | 15 | |
| 4840122136 | Ramayana | One of the great classical tales from classical India; traces adventures of King Rama and his wife Sita. | 16 | |
| 4840122137 | Upanishads | Later books of the Vedas. Contained sophisticated and sublime philosophical ideas; utilized by Brahmans to restore religious authority | 17 | |
| 4840122138 | Yellow river | Also known as the Huanghe; site of development of sedentary agriculture in China | 18 | |
| 4840122139 | Ideographs | Pictographic characters grouped together to create new concepts; typical of Chinese writing | 19 | |
| 4840122140 | Shang | First Chinese dynasty for which archeological evidence exists. | 20 | |
| 4840122141 | Olmecs | People who arise at San Lorenzo and La Venta c.1200 B.C.E. Featured irrigated agriculture, urbanism, elaborate religion, beginnings of calendrical and writing systems | 21 | |
| 4840122142 | Chavin de Huantar | Chavin culture appeared in highlands of Andes between 1800 and 1200 B.C.E. Typified by ceremonial centers with large stone buildings | 22 | |
| 4840122143 | Phoenicians | Seafaring civilization located on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean; established colonies throughout the Mediterranean | 23 | |
| 4840122144 | Monotheism | The exclusive worship of a single god | 24 |
