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| 4942501200 | Agrarian | (adj.) agricultural or relating to farms and agriculture, fields or lands; (n.) a person in favor of an equal division of property | 0 | |
| 4942501201 | archaeology | study of artifacts and relics of early mankind | 1 | |
| 4942501202 | Aryans | warrior people who arrived in the Indus River Valley from Asia around 1500 BC. They brought with them religious books called Vedas, and a strict caste system. | 2 | |
| 4942501203 | Asceticism | The practice of spiritual exercises and mortifications such as prayer, fasting, abstinence, and self-denial for the purpose of acquiring and growing in virtue. | 3 | |
| 4942501204 | Austronesian | An Asian-language family whose speakers gradually became the dominant culture of the Philippines, Indonesia, and the Pacific islands, thanks to their mastery of agriculture. | 4 | |
| 4942501205 | Bahmins | Priests | 5 | |
| 4942501206 | Brahman | a member of the highest Hindu caste, that of the priesthood | 6 | |
| 4942501207 | Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. | 7 | |
| 4942501208 | Caste | any of the hereditary social classes in Hindu society; social stratification | 8 | |
| 4942501209 | Catal Huyuk | One of the first true cities in history, created in the Neolithic Era in 6500 to 5500 BC, from which were created agriculture, trading, temples, housing, and religions | 9 | |
| 4942501210 | Cataracts | Waterfalls | 10 | |
| 4942501211 | Chavin Cult | dominated the northern Andes; indicated by pottery and art; art had characteristics of the Amazon but they didn't have interaction with it; Early Horizon Period | 11 | |
| 4942501212 | Civilization | the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced. | 12 | |
| 4942501213 | Cultural Diffusion | The spread of cultural elements from one society to another | 13 | |
| 4942501214 | Cuneiform | The earliest known form of writing, which was used by the Sumerians. The name derives from the wedge-shaped marks made with a stylus into soft clay. Used from the 3000s BCE to the 100s BCE. | 14 | |
| 4942501215 | Dharma | In Hinduism, the laws and duties that guide the behavior of each caste member. | 15 | |
| 4942501216 | Domestication | The conscious manipulation of plant and animal species by humans in order to sustain themselves. | 16 | |
| 4942501217 | Dravidians | indigenous dark-skinned people that lived in the Indus River Valley, but when the Aryans arrived, they were pushed south because of their skin color. they had their own agricultural techniques and worshipped nature spirits associated with fertility and new life | 17 | |
| 4942501218 | Dynasty | a line of hereditary rulers of a country. | 18 | |
| 4942501219 | Economic Specialization | when people concentrate their production on fewer kinds of goods and services than they consume | 19 | |
| 4942501220 | Egalitarian | of, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. | 20 | |
| 4942501221 | Erosion | the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents. | 21 | |
| 4942501222 | Ethnocentrism | Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group | 22 | |
| 4942501223 | Fertile Crescent | A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates | 23 | |
| 4942501224 | Foraging | the act of searching for food and provisions | 24 | |
| 4942501225 | Ganges River | A river of South Asia that flows southeast from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal., India's most important river, flows across northern India into Bangladesh, Hindus sacred river, they believe it is the "liquid form of God". | 25 | |
| 4942501226 | Hammurabi | Amorite ruler of Babylon (r. 1792-1750 B.C.E.). He conquered many city-states in southern and northern Mesopotamia and is best known for a code of laws, inscribed on a black stone pillar, illustrating the principles to be used in legal cases. | 26 | |
| 4942501227 | Hammurabi's Code | Oldest wrote the system of laws. They were created by King Hammurabi of Babylonia in the mid 18th century BCE and placed on stones tablets for all to see. | 27 | |
| 4942501228 | Harappan | the first Indian civilization; also known as the Indus Valley civilization | 28 | |
| 4942501229 | Hatshepsut | Queen of Egypt (1473-1458 B.C.E.). Dispatched a naval expedition down the Red Sea to Punt (possibly Somalia), the faraway source of myrrh. There is evidence of opposition to a woman as ruler, and after her death, her name was frequently expunged. | 29 | |
| 4942501230 | Hebrews | A smaller early civilization whose development of a monotheistic faith that provided the foundation of modern Judaism, Christianity, and Islam assured them a significant place in world history | 30 | |
| 4942501231 | Hieroglyphics | An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds | 31 | |
| 4942501232 | Hittities | The Hittites were people who lived in modern-day Turkey in Dynasty 19. The Hittites came into conflict with Egypt in the Battle of Kadesh, which was part of the Syrian campaign of Ramesses II. | 32 | |
| 4942501233 | Homo Sapiens | Modern humans | 33 | |
| 4942501234 | Huang He | major river in central china, also known as the yellow river | 34 | |
| 4942501235 | Ice Age | any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface | 35 | |
| 4942501236 | Indo-European | of or relating to the family of languages spoken over the greater part of Europe and Asia as far as northern India. | 36 | |
| 4942501237 | Irrigation System | an artificial way of suppliying ; a way to water crops/fields | 37 | |
| 4942501238 | Jati | sub castes; were groups of people within each caste that worked together for one economic function | 38 | |
| 4942501239 | Jericho | oldest Neolithic community in the West Bank between Israel and Jordan | 39 | |
| 4942501240 | Karma | A Hindu and Buddhist concept that by doing good to others, good will happen to you (and vise versa) | 40 | |
| 4942501241 | Lapita Society | The Lapita culture or tradition was a prehistoric Pacific Ocean people from c. 1600 BCE to c. 500 BCE. | 41 | |
| 4942501242 | Loess | fine, light silt deposited by wind and water. It constitutes the fertile soil of the Yellow River Valley in northern China. | 42 | |
| 4942501243 | Lucy | 3.2 million year old hominid discovered in Ethiopia, was the first nearly complete skeleton found. | 43 | |
| 4942501244 | Maize | Corn; Cultivated in present-day Mexico and spread to the SW portion of the US. Native American societies were built around maize. | 44 | |
| 4942501245 | Mandate of Heaven | Chinese religious and political ideology developed by the Zhou, was the prerogative of Heaven, the chief deity, to grant power to the ruler of China. | 45 | |
| 4942501246 | Matriarchal | pertaining to rule or leadership by women or mothers | 46 | |
| 4942501247 | Maya | the supernatural power wielded by gods and demons to produce illusions | 47 | |
| 4942501248 | Mercenary | (adj.) acting or working for self-gain only; (n.) a hired soldier, a soldier of fortune | 48 | |
| 4942501249 | Mesopotamia | (land between the rivers) The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; birthplace of the Sumerian and Babylonian Civilizations. | 49 | |
| 4942501250 | Metallurgy | The science and technology of metals | 50 | |
| 4942501251 | Mochica | Mochica is a society in the Andean valleys, near the Moche River, that left behind a remarkable artistic legacy. They made ceramics that represented gods and everyday life. | 51 | |
| 4942501252 | Moksha | The Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths. | 52 | |
| 4942501253 | Monotheism | The belief in one God | 53 | |
| 4942501254 | Neolithic Revolution | A period when humans first started to learn to plant crops and domesticate animals for their food, instead of hunting and gathering | 54 | |
| 4942501255 | Nomad | wandering from place to place | 55 | |
| 4942501256 | Nubia | Nubia is a region along the Nile river located in what is today northern Sudan and southern Egypt. | 56 | |
| 4942501257 | Obsidan | a hard, dark, glass-like volcanic rock formed by the rapid solidification of lava without crystallization. | 57 | |
| 4942501258 | Olmecs | (1400 B.C.E. to 500 B.C.E.) earliest known Mexican civilization,lived in rainforests along the Gulf of Mexico, developed calendar and constructed public buildings and temples, carried on trade with other groups. | 58 | |
| 4942501259 | Oracle Bones | A group of inscribed animal bones and shells discovered in China, and used originally in divination by the ancient Chinese, especially during the Shang dynasty | 59 | |
| 4942501260 | Paleolithic | (Old Stone Age) a long period of human development before the development of agriculture | 60 | |
| 4942501261 | Pastoralism | is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock | 61 | |
| 4942501262 | Patriarchal | relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority | 62 | |
| 4942501263 | Period of the Warring States | a time when the China was in constant war between its city states, occurring right after the fall Zhou dynasty and not ending until the formation of the Qin dynasty | 63 | |
| 4942501264 | Pharaoh | A ruler of ancient Egypt | 64 | |
| 4942501265 | Pictographs | pictures that stand for words or ideas; picture writing | 65 | |
| 4942501266 | Polythesiam | worship of many gods or deities | 66 | |
| 4942501267 | Sanskrit | an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. | 67 | |
| 4942501268 | Sati | the former Hindu practice of a widow throwing herself onto her husband's funeral pyre. | 68 | |
| 4942501269 | Savannah | a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees. | 69 | |
| 4942501270 | Self-Sufficient | able to produce enough for one's own needs | 70 | |
| 4942501271 | Steppe Lands | an arid grassland great for grazing animals, but not for agriculture | 71 | |
| 4942501272 | Varna | a basic subdivision of humanity in the Hindu caste system | 72 | |
| 4942501273 | Vedas | compilations of hymns, religious reflections, and Aryan conquests | 73 | |
| 4942501274 | Veneration | Profound Respect | 74 | |
| 4942501275 | Xia Dynasty | 1994-1600 BCE. The first dynasty in China. Established by the legendary Yu the Great. The dynasty is considered an evolutionary stage between the more primitive cultures adn the urban Chinese, even though the dynasty's existence has yet to be archaeologically proven. | 75 | |
| 4942501276 | Ziggurat | A temple tower of ancient Mesopotamia, constructed of square or rectangular terraces of diminishing size, usually with a shrine made of blue enamel bricks on the top | 76 |
