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4115082386HistographyThe study of the way historians write history; the history of History0
4115082387PeriodizationThe division of History into periods based on conditions such as geographical components increase and decrease in contacts across regions and an emergence of parallel Development Across the world1
4115082388Albert Einstein theory of relativityA theory that states that time space and mass are relative to each other and not fixed2
4115082389Polio vaccineA vaccine made to prevent polio outbreaks in mid to late 1900's3
4115082390Artificial heartHeart transplant of a fake heart; the first transplant sparked the public debate on its capabilities4
4115082391Fossil FuelsCoal, diesel, gasoline and petroleum5
4115082392Nuclear PowerIn the 1950s, in West and Soviet Union atomic energy was promoted as the best energy source but it lost its place6
4115082393Green RevolutionA period whrn productivity and global agriculture increased drastically as a result of new advances7
4115082394High Yield CropsCrops that are specifically designed to produce more overall yield8
4115082395Multiple CroppingWhen a field is used to grow two or more crops throughout the year that way the field has something growing constantly9
4164001114ArtifactsObjects made by people in the past10
4164001115Homo sapiens sapiensModern Humans11
4164001116Hunter-foragerhumans that survived by hunting animals and foraging seeds, nuts, fruits, and edible roots12
4164001117Paleolithic Periodbegan 2.5 million years ago and ended about 10000 years ago13
4164001118kinship groupseveral related families that moved together in search of food14
4164001119clanlarger group of relatives15
4164001120tribemultiple clans combined into still larger units16
4164001121patriarchalsociety dominated by men17
4164001122animismthe belief that animals, rivers, and other elements of nature embody spirits18
4164001123shamanpeople believed to have special abilities to cure the sick and influence the future19
4164042796Neolithic Revolutiona set of dramatic changes in how people lived based on the development of agriculture20
4164042797Agriculturethe practice of raising crops or livestock on a continual and controlled basis21
4164042798Surplusmore than some cultures needed for themselves22
4164042799domesticationpeople taming wild animals so they could be brought up to live with humans23
4164042800nomadic pastoralismpeople moving herds of animals from pasture to pasture24
4164042801artisanspeople who made objects people needed25
4164042802merchantspeople who buy and sell goods for a living26
4164042803specialization of laborthis process of allowing people to focus on limited tasks27
4164042804social stratificationsome people accumulated wealth in the form of jewelry and other coveted items and by building larger and better decorated houses28
4164042805Jerichobuilt on the west bank of the Jordan River29
4164042806Catal Huyukpresent day Turkey30

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