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196827268ContinentsAfrica, Asia, Antartica, Australia, Europe, North America, South America0
196827269SeasCarribbean, Meiteranean, Red, Arabic1
196827270Pangeaoriginal landmasses clustered into a super continent2
196827271Oceaniaislands clustered throughout the pacific form no continent3
196827272BCbefore Christ4
196827273CEcommon Era5
196827274ADAnno Domini (Year of our Lord)6
196827275BCEBefore Common Era7
196827276CCirca (around)8
196827277EurasiaEurope and Asia physically joined together9
196827278Civilizations develop if:1) Not too cold/hold/dry/wet 2) fertile land 3) water source 4)natural resource 5)close to water10
196827279Water Transportis cheaper and faster than land transport in the early years of life11
196827280DanubeRiver in Germany12
196827281RhineRiver in Germany13
196827282MississippiRiver in the USA14
196827283AmazonRiver in South America15
196827284YellowRiver in China16
196827285YangziRiver in China17
196827286VolgaRiver in Russia18
196827287EuphratesRiver in Mesopotamia19
196827288IndusRiver in India20
196827289GangesRiver in India21
196827290NileRiver in Egypt22
196827291CongoRiver in Africa23
196827292TigrisMesopotamia24
196827293Hominidhumanlike25
196827294Prehistoryvast expanse of time preceding the birth of civilized societies26
196827295PaleontologistsStudy of Remains of fossils of animals and plants27
196827296Anthropologystudy the physical, social and cultural characteristics of human beings28
196827297ArchaeologyStudy of the objects and buildings left behind by humans29
196827298Civilization Characteristics1) Rise of Cities 2) Growth of Government 3) Role of Religion 4) Social Structure 5) Use of Writing 6) Art30
196827299CivilizationSocial Organization of a higher order, marked by advancements in the arts and sciences31
196827300Nomadicmove from place to place rather than permanently settle32
196827301Stone Agehunting and gathering33
196827302Homo SapiensWise Men34
196827303Homo Sapiens SapiensWise Wise Men35
196827304List of AgesStone Age, Paleolithic Age, Ice Age, Mesolithic Age, Neolithic Age36
196827305Stone AgesProtected themselves moved out of caves and into tents and huts, used fire for light and heat, organized warfare37
196827306Farming Villages post Neolithic AgeJericho Catal Huyuk Danpo (China)38
196827307Tools in the Neolithic AgePlows, Needles, baskets, hoes, shovels, chisels, and saws.39
196827731MetallurgyScience of extracting and refining metal from raw ore40
196827732Metalworkingcraft of shaping refined metal into tools.41

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