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9692038761AgricultureThe practice of raising crops or livestock on a continual and controlled basis.0
9692038762ArtisanA skilled craftsperson.1
9692038763DomesticationThe taming of animals and plants for human use, such as for labor or food.2
9692038764EurasiaThe large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia.3
9692038765AnimismThe belief that animals, Rivers, and other elements of nature embody spirits.4
9692038766Hunter-foragersPeople who survived by hunting animals and foraging for seeds, nuts, fruits, and edible roots.5
9692038767IrrigationA way of supplying water to an area of land, the people would use water from the rivers to irrigate their crops.6
9692038768MetallurgyThe science of the study of metals.7
9692038769MigrationA movement from one country or region to another.8
9692038770MonotheismThe belief in one God.9
9692038771Paleolithic PeriodOld Stone Age, where humanos used stone tools and weapons.10
9692038772Specialization of laborThe division of labor that aids the development of skills in a particular type of work.11
9692038773SurplusHaving more resources than needed for themselves.12
9692038774TextileItems made of cloth, would be weaved by women and then decorated, usually all at home.13
9692038775UrbanizationAn increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.14
9692038776OvergrazingThe continual eating of grasses or their roots, without allowing them to regrow.15
9692038777OverfarmingLand loosing its fertility unless it is left fallow or it was fertilized usually by spreading of animal manure.16
9692038778ArtifactsObjects made and used by early humans, usually dug up by archaeologists.17
9692038779Homo Sapiens SapiensAlso known as "early modern humans" who became the only hominids on earth- us.18
9692038780Neolithic RevolutionThe switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle.19
9692038781Bronze AgeThe period in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze.20
9692038782CivilizationThe stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.21
9692038783JerichoOne of the oldest first human cities that was built on the West Bank of the Jordan river.22
9692038784Catal HuyukAncient city in present dat Turkey that was founded in 7500 B.C.E. along a river that has since dried up.23
9692038785Nomadic PastoralismPeople moving herds of animals from pasture to pasture.24
9692038786Kinship GroupSeveral related families that moved together in search of food.25
9692038787ClanGroup of families with a common ancestor.26
9692038788TribeA group of people who share a common ancestry, language, name, and way of living.27
9692038789PatriarchalRelating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority.28
9692038790MerchantsPeople who buy and sell goods also known as traders.29
9692038791Social StratificationThe division of society into groups arranged in a social hierarchy. Some people accumulated wealth in the form of jewelry and others coveted items by building larger and better decorated houses.30
9692038792Priests and PriestessesPeople who performed religious ceremonies.31
9692038793Tigris and Euphrates RiversFlow south from modern day Turkey through what is now Iraq to empty into the Persian Gulf.32
9692038794MesopotamiaLand between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where many ancient civilizations arose from.33
9692038795Fertile CrescentAn arc of fertile land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf .34
9692038796SumeriansGroup of nomadic pastoralists that migrated into Mesopotamia and created a civilization of Sumer that provided the core and the foundation of several other civilizations.35
9692038797ZigguratsTemples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped.36
9692038798DesertificationThe spread of desert like conditions.37
9692038799Indus River ValleyDeveloped near water and became the core and foundation of later civilizations in the region.38
9692038800Environmental DegradationCaused the gradual decline and eventual disappearance of the Harappan and Mohenjo-Daro civilizations by soil eroding.39
9692038801DeforestationThe removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.40
9692038802LoessA wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt.41
9692038803MesoamericaAn area of ancient civilization in what is now Central America.42
9692038804GlyphsThe first writing system in the Americas that used pictures and symbols of real ojects.43
9692038805BarterTrading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money.44
9692038806PolytheisticBelief in many gods.45
9692038807ZigguratsTemples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped.46
9692038808AstronomyThe study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space.47
9692038809AstrologyTheory of the influence of planets and stars on human events.48
9692038810AbrahamFounder of Judaism.49
9692038811MosesLed the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt; received the 10 commandments.50
9692038812Ten CommandmentsLaws given by God to Moses that tell Jews how to behave in their daily lives.51
9692038813Jewish DiasporaThe scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland beginning about 586 B.C.E.52
9692038814The Huang He and The Chiang JiangWhere Chinas first civilizations developed.53
9692038815MummificationInvolved removing the body's internal organs, drying the body with salts, and packing its insides and wrapping it with chemically treated cloth.54
9692038816HieroglyphicsEgyptian writing that involved using pictures to represent words.55
9692038817PapyrusA type of plant that grew along the Nile River, used its fibers to create a type of paper.56
9692038818VedasA collection of Aryan religious hymns, poems, and songs.57
9692038819Vedic AgeAryans growing awareness of Dravidian beliefs.58
9692038820BrahmaOverarching, universal soul that connects all creatures on Earth.59
9692038821DharmaIn Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties.60
9692038822KarmaThe effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul.61
9692038823MokshaThe Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths.62
9692038824Ancestor VenerationThe believe of making offerings to their ancestors in hope to win their favor.63
9692038825Golden AgeA period in which a society or culture is at its peak.64
9692038826Mandate of HeavenA just rulers power was bestowed by the gods.65
9692038827UpanishadsA foundational text for the set of religious beliefs that later became known as Hinduism.66
9692038828PictographsA graphic symbol that represents an idea, concept, or object, rather than representing a single sound, as letter systems do.67
9692038829ShamansPeople who believed to have special abilities to cure the sick and influence the future.68
9692038830Core and Foundational civilizationsCivilizations that developed ways of life, such as language, religious beliefs, and economic practices, that would heavily influence successor civilizations in their regions.69
9692038831City-StateTypically covered several hundred square miles and were independent each with its own government.70
9692038832KingsSumerian military leaders became more important than priests and ruled over a territory known as a kingdom.71
9692038833CuneiformSumerians created it to keep records which consisted of marks carved onto wet clay tablets.72
9692038834ScribesIndividuals who were charged first with record-keeping and later with the writing of history and myths.73
9692038835The Epic of GilgameshAn epic poem from Mesopotamia, is among the earliest surviving works of literature.74
9692038836EmpireLarge territory that included diverse cultural groups.75
9692038837BabyloniansPersians who took control of Mesopotamia and built a new capital city called Babylon.76
9692038838HammurabiBabylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC), and created a set of laws called the Code of Hammurabi.77
9692038839Code of HammurabiLaw code introduced when Hammurabi of Babylon took over Sumer in 1760 BC, that dealt with topics such as property rights, wages, contracts, marriage, and various crimes.78
9692038840PhoeniciansMost powerful traders along the Mediterranean, that occupied parts of present day Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan around 3000 B.C.E.79
9692038841CarthageA Phoenician colony on the coast of North Africa, that became a significant outpost in the region.80
9692038842Alphabetic scriptA system of symbols (letters) that represent the sounds of speech, as an alternative to cuneiform around 1000 B.C.E.81
9692038843Sahara and Kalahari DesertsTwo desert zones one in Northern Africa and the other in Southern Africa.82
9692038844Nile RiverThe river in which early kingdoms in Egypt were centered around.83
9692038845King MenesUnited Upper and Lower Egypt into a single kingdom and created the first royal dynasty.84
9692038846Old KingdomA period in Egyptian history that lasted from about 2700 BC to 2200 BC.85
9692038847Middle KingdomA period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC.86
9692038848New KingdomThe period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory.87
9692038849PharaohA king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.88
9692038850TheocratsRulers holding both religious and political power.89
9692038851HyksosA group of nomadic invaders from southwest Asia who ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570 B.C.90
9692038852AkhenatonThe pharaoh that tried to change Egypts religion and called for the worship of a sun god called Aten.91
9692038853Ramses the GreatTook the throne around 1290 B.C.E. who expanded the empire into Southwest Asia and built more temples and erected more statues than any other pharaoh.92
9692038854HittitesHad military advantage over the Egyptians because they were beginning to use iron tools and weapons.93
9692038855Book of the DeadScrolls that served as a guide for the afterlife in ancient Egypt.94
9692038856DravidiansIndigenous peoples of the Indian subcontinent.95
9692038857Xia DynastyLasted for about 400 years, little is known because early Chinese had no writing system.96
9692038858Shang DynastyRuled for 600 years, conquered neighboring peoples and established an empire, wielded tremendous economic and religious power.97
9692038859Zhou DynastyThe longest lasting Chinese dynasty, during which the use of iron was introduced.98
9692038860FeudalismThe network of regional rulers with relationships based on mutual defense agreements.99
9692038861MaizeOne of the first important plants to be grown by the indigenous Americans.100
9692038862Chavin CivilizationExisted from around 1000 to 200 B.C.E, and centered at Chavin de Huantar.101
9692038863OlmecThe foundation or core of Mesoamerica advanced civilizations.102
9692038864AboriginalsPeople in Australia who remained hunter-foragers.103
9692038865Easter IslandDivided into clans, with a chief for each clan and one chief over all clans.104

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