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7338479718Austronesian migrations: The last phase of the great human migration that established a human population in every habitable places0
7338501073Bantu migrationThe Bantu people spread from their homeland1
7338580042ÇatalhüyükNeolithic site in what is now turkey2
7338589665ChiefdomA grouping of people governed by a Chief3
7338595646Clovis cultureWidespread distinctive native american population.4
7338603097diffusionspread of agricultural techniques5
7338606080DreamtimeComplex worldview of Australia's Aboriginal people6
7338609802Fertile CrescentRegion known as southwest Asia7
7338611314Göbekli TepeA ceremonial site8
7338613415megafaunal extinctionDying out of a number of large animal species, including the mammoth and several species of horses and camels9
7338615709"the original affluent society"Paleolithic sites10
7338617396Paleolithic settling downPaleolithic peoples moved toward permanent settlement11
7338619360pastoral societyhuman society that relies on domesticated animals12
7338622385"secondary products revolution"technological changes that began ca. 4000 B.C.E.13
7338625093shamanperson believed to have the ability to act as a bridge between living humans and supernatural forces14
7338626603stateless societiesVillage-based agricultural society15
7338628247teosinteThe wild ancestor of maize16
7338630463trance dancenightlong ritual held to activate a human being's inner spiritual potency17
7338632794Venus figurinesPaleolithic carvings of the female form18
7338650715Bipedalismform of terrestrial locomotion19
7338652574Division of laborDividing a job into many specialized parts20
7338654788Cultural diffusionspread of cultural beliefs and social activities from21
7338656674"fire-stick" farmingAustralians who regularly used fire to burn vegetation and help with hunting22
7338659624Neolithic RevolutionHuge scale transition of many human cultures23
7338664000Paleolithic AgePeriod of the Stone Age that began about 2.5 to 2 million years ago24
7338664001egalitarianBelieving in the principle that all people are equal25
7338666793Collective LearningComplex concept of learning26
7338669328Collaborationaction of working with someone to produce27
7338671209abstract thinkingcharacterized by the ability to use ideas28
7338673722kinshipblood relationship.29
7338673723Latitiudedistance of a place north or south of the earth's equator30
7338677263Equatorimaginary line drawn around the earth31
7338679040Longitudeangular distance of a place east or west32
7338679041Prime Meridiangeographical coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°33
7338682969AsiaEarth's largest and most populous continent34
7338685774EuropeEurope was is one of the most populous continents35
7338685775Africaworld's second-largest and second-most-populous continent36
7338687468North AmericaNorth america is the largest continent37
7338689835South AmericaSouth America is a continent located in the western hemisphere38
7338693253Antarcticashelters rich wildlife39
7338695359Australiaunique animal species40
7338697412AtlanticSecond largest ocean in the world41
7338699182PacificThe Pacific Ocean is the largest42
7338699183IndianThe Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean43
7338701650ArticIt is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Bering Strait44
7338703807Caribbean seaIt is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and south west45
7338709988Mediterranean seasea connected to the Atlantic Ocean46
7338712232Sea of japanLocated north west of japan47
7338714248East China SeaThe sea East of China48
7338717093South China SeaThe South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean49
7338717094Yellow Seanorthern part of the East China Sea50
7338720446Black SeaThe Black Sea is a body of water and marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Eastern Europe and Western Asia.51
7338724234nilemajor north-flowing river in northeastern Africa52
7338726409Tigris & Euphratesmajor river system in Western Asia53
7338728977MississippiWorld's largest drainage system54
7338728978Congosecond longest river in Africa after the Nile55
7338732216Indusmajor south-flowing river in South Asia, particularly Pakistan56
7338732217Gangesflows through the nations of India and Bangladesh57
7338735190Huang Ho (aka. Yellow River)third longest river in Asia58
7338737480Yangtzethee longest river in Asia and the third-longest in the world59
7338737481Volgalongest river in Europe60
7338740859DanubeEurope's second-longest river61
7338740860RhineEuropean river that begins in the Swiss canton62
7338749874Amazonlargest river by discharge volume of water in the world63

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