From Hunting and Gathering to Civilizations, 2.5 million-1000 B.C.E.: Origins
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| 7356109518 | hunting and gathering | Means of obtaining subsistence by humans before the mastery of sedentary agriculture; normally typical of tribal social organization |  | 0 |
| 7356109520 | neolithic | The New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 B.C.E.; period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred; domestication of plants and animals accomplished |  | 1 |
| 7356109521 | nomadic societies | livestock hearding societies that do not have a permanent settlement. normally found on the fringes of civilized (urban) societies; commonly referred to as "barbarian" by civilized societies |  | 2 |
| 7356109524 | Pastoralism | A nomadic agricultural lifestyle based on herding domesticated animals; tended to produce independent people capable of challenging sedentary agricultural societies |  | 3 |
| 7356109527 | Mesopotamia | Literally "between the rivers"; the civilization that arose in the alluvial plain of the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys |  | 4 |
| 7356109530 | Cuneiform | A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge-shaped stylus and clay tablets |  | 5 |
| 7356109531 | city-state | A form of political organization typical of Mesopotamian civilization; consisted of agricultural hinterlands ruled by an urban-based king |  | 6 |
| 7356109532 | ziggurat | a massive tower building usually associated with Mesopotamian temple connections |  | 7 |
| 7356109534 | Hammurabi | The most important Babylonian ruler; responsible for codification of the law |  | 8 |
| 7356109537 | hieroglyphs | Form of writing developed in ancient Egypt; more pictorial than Mesopotamian cuneiform |  | 9 |
| 7356109539 | monotheism | The exclusive worship of one god; introduced by Jews into Middle Eastern civilization |  | 10 |
| 7356109548 | Paleolithic | The period that ended about 3,000 years after the end of the last Ice Age, it lasted until about 10,000 years ago. (Old Stone Age) The period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. It predates the Neolithic period. |  | 11 |
| 7356109552 | Neolithic Revolution | period of change from hunter-gatherer lifesyle to agricultural lifestyles associated with domestication, farming, and settlement |  | 12 |
| 7356109553 | patriarchal | father based/male dominated society |  | 13 |
| 7356135605 | Aristocracy | rule by a small group of elites or the upper class | 14 | |
| 7356142784 | Theocracy | rule by religious leaders | 15 | |
| 7356145102 | Zoroastrianism | Ancient religion that developed in ancient Persia; believed in dualism; good vs. evil | 16 | |
| 7356150189 | Vedic Religion | An ancient religion brought to India by the Aryans; helped lay the foundations for Hinduism | 17 | |
| 7356156214 | Slash and Burn Agriculture | The process of burning trees in order to provide vital nutrients | 18 |
