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7573514178Ancestral PuebloFormerly known as Anasazi, people established mixed agricultural and gathering, hunting society in southwestern part of North America0
7573521344ApedemekLion god of classical Meroë; his popularity shows a turn away from Egyptian cultural influence1
7573521345AxumClassical-era kingdom-East Africa, present-day Eritrea, northern Ethiopia (100 to 600)2
7573532153Bantu expansionGradual migration from their homeland southern Nigeria, Cameroons into eastern and southern Africa (ca. 3000 B.C.E. Continued for several millennia). Agricultural techniques, ironworking technology gave them an advantage over the gathering and hunting peoples they encountered.3
7573538703BatwaForest-dwelling (Central Africa) adopted ways of Bantu neighbors while retaining distinctive features of their own culture; also known as "Pygmies."4
7573543050CahokiaDominant center important Mississippi valley mound-building culture, near present-day St. Louis, Missouri (900 to 1250 C.E.)5
7573548212Chaco PhenomenonMajor process of settlement, societal organization occurred in period (860-1130 C.E.)Chaco canyon (northwestern New Mexico) settlements large pueblos and building of hundreds of miles of roads (the purpose of which is not known).6
7573552071ChavínAndean town center of large Peruvian religious movement (900 to 200 B.C.E.)7
7573556079Coptic ChristianityEgyptian variety of Christianity, belief Christ has only single, divine nature.8
7573559324EzanaKing of Axum (early 4th century C.E). - established Christianity in his state.9
7573564654Hopewell cultureMost important site (in present-day Ohio), elaborate and widespread of North American mound-building cultures; flourished from 200 B.C.E. to 400 C.E.10
7573569389Jenne jenoLargest and most fully studied of cities of Niger Valley civilization.11
7573573055MayaMajor classical civilization of Mesoamerica; flourished from 250 to 900 C.E.12
7573578126MeroëCity southern Nubia center of Nubian civilization between 300 B.C.E. and 100 C.E.13
7573580613MocheImportant regional civilization of Peru, governed by warrior-priests; (100 to 800 C.E.)14
7573583832Mound BuildersCultures developed east of Mississippi River distinguished by large earthen mounds, built 2000 B.C.E. -1250 C.E.15
7573587829Nazcasouthern coastal Peru, became famous for underground irrigation channels and their gigantic, mysterious lines in desert-form of monkeys, birds, spiders, and other designs.16
7573589928Niger Valley civilizationDistinctive city-based civilization flourished (300 B.C.E.-900 C.E.) in middle western Africa, major cities like Jenne-jeno; civilization noteworthy for lack of centralized state structures-organized in clusters of economically specialized settlements.17
7573593082Pueblo"Great house" large, apartment building-like structure that could house hundreds of people.18
7573599117Semi sedentaryDescribes peoples eastern woodlands United States, Central America, Amazon basin, & Caribbean combined partial reliance agriculture w/ gathering& hunting.19
7573602220TeotihuacánLargest city pre-Columbian America, population(100,000-200,000) built to plan in Valley of Mexico, (flourished 300-600 C.E.) governed or influenced much of surrounding region. Term means "city of the gods."20
7573607651TikalMajor Maya city, with a population of perhaps 50,000 people.21

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