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3017449397DiffusionHigh to low concentration0
3017451205fertile crescentA large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland found between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia.1
3017452046migrationA movement from one country or region to another2
3017482738neolithic eraNew Stone Age3
3017483189specialization of laborTo train or specialize people in certain areas of work so that people can accomplish tasks quicker focusing work effort on a particular product or a single task4
3017484473pastoralistsnomadic people who herded animals5
3017485598Patriarchya form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line6
3017486052Metallurgythe science of working with metals7
3017486693sumerian city statesUruk, Kish, Lagash, and Umma8
3017487645hammurabi's codefirst written code/set of laws that all were expected to obey.9
3017488035indus valley civilizationsAn ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra river valleys from 2600-1900 BCE.10
3017489213epic of gilgameshA famous poem that describes ancient Sumerian life. It is also called the "oldest story in the world"11
3017522187mohenjoIndus Valley city laid out in a grid pattern. Had a complex irrigation and sewer system.12
3017530805hominidA member of a biological group including human beings and related species that walk upright13
3017542379mandate of heavenA political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source14
3017545803teosinte15

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