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4787182546Agricultural Revolutionperiod of transition from the pre-agricultural period characterized by a Paleolithic diet, into an agricultural period characterized by a diet of cultivated foods; or a further transition from a living a more advanced and more productive form of agriculture0
4787182547Artifactan object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest1
4787182548Bantu Speaking PeopleEthnic groups from Africa who migrated through Africa spreading their language and religion2
4787182549BrahminHighest level of the Hindu caste system3
4787182550Civilizationthe process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization4
4787182551Climatethe weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period5
4787182552CovenantAn agreement6
4787182553Cultural diffusionthe spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another7
4787182554CuneiformAncient writing used by civilizations in Mesopotamia that resembles hieroglyphics8
4787182555Disciplea personal follower of Jesus during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles9
4787182556DynastyA ruling family10
4787182557ForagingSearching for food11
4787182558HieroglyphicsWriting used by Egyptians that uses many symbols and characters12
4787182559Indo-EuropeanA widespread family of many languages that originated from parts of Europe and Asia13
4787182560JatiThe name for India's caste system14
4787182561Karmathe sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences15
4787182562Mandate of Heavenan ancient Chinese belief/theory and philosophical idea that heaven granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well, appropriately and fairly16
4787182563Matrilinealbased on kinship with the mother or the female line17
4787182564MonotheismBelief on only one god18
4787182565MonsoonSeasonal wind that brings wet or dry seasons to South and SE Asia19
4787182566Neolithic ageThe beginning of the use of cultivating and use of stone tools and weapons20
4787182567Neolithic revolutionthe wide-scale transition of many human cultures from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement21
4787182568Oracle bonesAnimal bones that if you wrote a question on them, heated it, and cracked it to reveal the answer22
4787182569PatriarchalDescribes a society where men were superior to women23
4787182570PharoahKings of ancient Egypt24
4787182571PolytheismBelief in multiple gods25
4787182572ReincarnationDying and being reborn to move up in the caste system26
4787182573Slash and burn cultivationType of farming where the farmer "slashes" down forests and uses the very fertile soil to farm until its infertile27
4787182574Specialization of laborFocusing on one type of work to produce high quality products28
4787182575TorahReligious text of Judaism29
4787182576UntouchablesThe lowest level of the caste system30
4787182577VarnaLevels of the caste system31
4787182578VedasMost ancient Hindu scriptures32
4787182579Yin and yangNegative and positive principles whose interaction influences the destinies of living things33
4787182580ZigguratMesopotamian temple tower that resembles pyramids34

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