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13389164992PatriarchyA form of society where men took charge0
13389164993MatriarchyA form of society where women took charge1
13389166604ClanA group of relatives2
13389166605TribeMultiple clans combined into larger units3
13389166606Caste SystemA social structure in where social classes are determined by birth4
13389168586TheocracyA form of government guided by religious purposes5
13389168587MonarchyA form of government rules by a king or queen "sent by god" to rule6
13389170450City-Stateindependent state with its own government7
13389170451VillageA community of people smaller than a town8
13389170452HierarchyPeople organized by rank of wealth or birth9
13389174551DeforestationThe process of cutting down massive amounts of trees for human consumption and land10
13389176287Desertificationthe process making land infertile11
13389176288BarterTo trade without using money12
13389176289PolytheismThe belief in multiple gods13
13389180891NaturalismThe beief that gods are represented through animals, nature and totems.14
13389180892AnimismThe belief that gods are repersented through animal groups.15
13389182647MonotheismThe belief in one god16
13389182648Zigguratstemples and altars in large stepped pyramids17
13389185194Ancestor Worship/VenerationRespect and honoring of the deceased18
13389187090Mandate of HeavenA just ruler's power was bestowed by the gods19
13389189483Fertile CrescentA crescent shaped region in the Middle East20
13389189484Epic of GilgameshAn epic poem about the Mesopotamian kingdoms. It is the oldest surving literary work that explains of chaos and gods in Mesopotamia.21
13389192789Hammurabi's CodeA set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life; eye for an eye22
13389192790CuneiformA form of writing fond in the Sumerian Kingdom of Mesopotamia23
13389195488HieroglyphicsOne of the oldest forms of writing made up pictographs found in Egypt24
13389195489PapyrusA form of paper used in the Mediterranean society25
13389197212Paleolitic Age"Old Stone Age" 200 000 years ago; hunter-gatherers would work in small familiar groups26
13389197213Neolitic Age"New Stone Age" delopment of Metallurgy, broze and iron tools. People were able to settle in river valleys27
13389200506MetallurgyThe science of metals28
13389202689Surplus of FoodThe production of more food than what people needed. This allowed for population growth.29
13389204542Division of LaborPeople would specialize in certain tasks and jobs. This created class systems30

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