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207524170Agrarianrelating to rural matters0
207524171AgriculturistsGenerate their own foods from planting1
207524172Archaeologythe study of the remains of past cultures2
207524173Aryansnomads from Europe and Asia who migrated to India and finally settled; vedas from this time suggest beginning of caste system3
207524174Asceticismrigorous self-denial and active self-restraint4
207524175Austronesianthe family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia5
207524176Bureaucracynonelective government officials6
207524177Brahmanany of several breeds of Indian cattle7
207524178Brahminspriests8
207524179Caste(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus9
207524180CataractsWaterfalls10
207524181Civilizationa society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)11
207524182Cuneiforman ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia12
207524183Domesticationaccommodation to domestic life13
207524184Dynastya sequence of powerful leaders in the same family14
207524185Economic Specializationindividuals or groups of people who concentrate on one product or service15
207524186Egalitariana person who believes in the equality of all people16
207524187Erosion(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)17
207524188Foragingthe act of searching for food and provisions18
207524189Hammurabi's CodeA legal code developed by King Hammurabi of Mesopotamia. The code was influential in the establishment of Hebrew and Islamic law and in the U.S. judiciary system. It specified crimes and punishments to help judges impose penalties.19
207524190Hieroglyphicsan ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds20
207524191HittitesA people from central Anatolia who established an empire in Anatolia and Syria in the Late Bronze Age. With wealth from the trade in metals and military power based on chariot forces, the hittites vied with New Kingdom Egypt over Syria (p.64)21
207524192Indo-EuropeanA family of languages consisting of most of the languages of Europe as well as those of Iran, the Indian subcontinent, and other parts of Asia22
207524193Karma(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation23
207524194Loessa fertile deposit of windblown soil24
207524195Maizecorn25
207524196Mandate of Heavena political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source26
207524197Matriarchalrelating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family27
207524198Mercenarya person hired to fight for another country than their own28
207524199MetallurgyThe science and technology of metals29
207524200MokshaThe Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths. (179)30
207524201Monotheismbelief in a single God31
207524202Neolithiclatest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle east (but later elsewhere)32
207524203Nomada member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons33
207524204Obsidianblack volcanic rock34
207524205Oracle Bonescattle bones or tortoise shells on which Chinese priests would write questions and then interpret answers from the cracks that formed when the bones were heated35
207524206Paleolithicsecond part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC36
207524207PastoralismA type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter.37
207524208Patriarchalrelating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority38
207524209Pharaohthe title of the ancient Egyptian kings39
207524210Pictographspicture symbols40
207524211Polytheismbelief in multiple Gods41
207524212Samsara(Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth, reincarnation42
207524213Satia ritual that required a woman to throw herself on her late husband's funeral pyre or burn herself. This was done gladly and if a woman didn't comply with this she would be disgraced.43
207524214Savannaha flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions44
207524215Self-Sufficientable to provide there own needs45
207524216Varna(Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)46
207524217VedasAncient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.47
207524218Venerationrespect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person48
207524219Zoroastrianismdual gods of equal power to form early monotheism; Persian; cosmic struggle over good and bad; those that do good go to heaven and bad go to hell; influenced Judaism and Christianity49

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