4787182546 | Agricultural Revolution | period 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 agriculture | 0 | |
4787182547 | Artifact | an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest | 1 | |
4787182548 | Bantu Speaking People | Ethnic groups from Africa who migrated through Africa spreading their language and religion | 2 | |
4787182549 | Brahmin | Highest level of the Hindu caste system | 3 | |
4787182550 | Civilization | the process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization | 4 | |
4787182551 | Climate | the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period | 5 | |
4787182552 | Covenant | An agreement | 6 | |
4787182553 | Cultural diffusion | the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another | 7 | |
4787182554 | Cuneiform | Ancient writing used by civilizations in Mesopotamia that resembles hieroglyphics | 8 | |
4787182555 | Disciple | a personal follower of Jesus during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles | 9 | |
4787182556 | Dynasty | A ruling family | 10 | |
4787182557 | Foraging | Searching for food | 11 | |
4787182558 | Hieroglyphics | Writing used by Egyptians that uses many symbols and characters | 12 | |
4787182559 | Indo-European | A widespread family of many languages that originated from parts of Europe and Asia | 13 | |
4787182560 | Jati | The name for India's caste system | 14 | |
4787182561 | Karma | the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences | 15 | |
4787182562 | Mandate of Heaven | an ancient Chinese belief/theory and philosophical idea that heaven granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well, appropriately and fairly | 16 | |
4787182563 | Matrilineal | based on kinship with the mother or the female line | 17 | |
4787182564 | Monotheism | Belief on only one god | 18 | |
4787182565 | Monsoon | Seasonal wind that brings wet or dry seasons to South and SE Asia | 19 | |
4787182566 | Neolithic age | The beginning of the use of cultivating and use of stone tools and weapons | 20 | |
4787182567 | Neolithic revolution | the wide-scale transition of many human cultures from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement | 21 | |
4787182568 | Oracle bones | Animal bones that if you wrote a question on them, heated it, and cracked it to reveal the answer | 22 | |
4787182569 | Patriarchal | Describes a society where men were superior to women | 23 | |
4787182570 | Pharoah | Kings of ancient Egypt | 24 | |
4787182571 | Polytheism | Belief in multiple gods | 25 | |
4787182572 | Reincarnation | Dying and being reborn to move up in the caste system | 26 | |
4787182573 | Slash and burn cultivation | Type of farming where the farmer "slashes" down forests and uses the very fertile soil to farm until its infertile | 27 | |
4787182574 | Specialization of labor | Focusing on one type of work to produce high quality products | 28 | |
4787182575 | Torah | Religious text of Judaism | 29 | |
4787182576 | Untouchables | The lowest level of the caste system | 30 | |
4787182577 | Varna | Levels of the caste system | 31 | |
4787182578 | Vedas | Most ancient Hindu scriptures | 32 | |
4787182579 | Yin and yang | Negative and positive principles whose interaction influences the destinies of living things | 33 | |
4787182580 | Ziggurat | Mesopotamian temple tower that resembles pyramids | 34 |
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