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From Hunting and Gathering to Civilizations, 2.5 million-1000 B.C.E.: Origins
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9096892860hunting and gatheringMeans of obtaining subsistence by humans before the mastery of sedentary agriculture; normally typical of tribal social organization0
9096892861civilizationSocieties with reliance on sedentary agriculture, ability to produce food surpluses, and existence of nonfarming elites, along with merchant and manufacturing groups1
9096892862neolithicThe New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 B.C.E.; period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred; domestication of plants and animals accomplished2
9096892863nomadic societieslivestock 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 societies3
9096892864cultureCombination of ideas, objects, and patterns of behavior that result from human social interaction4
9096892865agrarian revolutionOccurred between 8000 and 5000 B.C.E.; transition from hunting and gathering to sedentary agriculture5
9096892866pastoralismA nomadic agricultural lifestyle based on herding domesticated animals; tended to produce independent people capable of challenging sedentary agricultural societies6
9096892867Catal HuyukEarly urban culture/civiization based on sedentary agriculture; located in modern southern Turkey; larger in population than Jericho, had greater degree of social stratification7
9096892868Bronze AgeFrom 4000 to 3000 B.C.E.; increased use of plow, metalworking; development of wheeled vehicles, writing8
9096892869MesopotamiaLiterally "between the rivers"; the civilization that arose in the alluvial plain of the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys9
9096892870potter's wheelA technological advance in pottery making; invented circa 6000 B.C.E.; encouraged faster and higher-quality ceramic pottery products10
9096892871SumeriansPeople who migrated into Mesopotamia circa 4000 B.C.E.; created the first civilization within the region; organized area into city-states11
9096892872cuneiformA form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge-shaped stylus and clay tablets12
9096892873city-stateA form of political organization typical of Mesopotamian civilization; consisted of agricultural hinterlands ruled by an urban-based king13
9096892874ziggurata massive tower building usually associated with Mesopotamian temple connections14
9096892875Babylonian EmpireUnified all of Mesopotamia circa 1800 B.C.E.; collapsed due to foreign invasion circa 1600 B.C.E.15
9096892876HammurabiThe most important Babylonian ruler; responsible for codification of the law16
9096892877PharaohThe term used to denote the kings of ancient Egypt; the term, "great house" refers to the palace of the pharaohs17
9096892878pyramidsMonumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom Egypt; used as burial sites for pharaohs18
9096892879hieroglyphsForm of writing developed in ancient Egypt; more pictorial than Mesopotamian cuneiform19
9096892880KushAfrican state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile circa 1000 B.C.E.; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries20
9096892881monotheismThe exclusive worship of one god; introduced by Jews into Middle Eastern civilization21
9096892882PhoeniciansSeafaring civilization located on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean; established colonies throughout the Mediterranean22
9096892883Harappa and Mohenjo DaroMajor urban complexes of Harappan civilization; laid out on planned grid pattern23
9096892884AryansIndo-European nomadic, warlike, pastorialists who replaced Harappan civilization24
9096892885Huanghe (Yellow) River BasinSite of the development of sedentary agriculture in China25
9096892886Shang1st Chinese dynasty (after the legendary Xia)26
9096892887OraclesShamans or priests in Chinese society who foretold the future through interpreting animal bones cracked by heat; inscriptions on bones led to Chinese writing27
9096892888ideographic writingPictograph characters grouped together to create new concepts; typical of Chinese writing28
9096892889Big GeographyA term that draws attention to the global nature of world history.29
9096892890PaleolithicThe 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.30
9096892891Human migration during Paleolithic eramovement of humans from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas31
9096892892eglitarianequality among people (no social levels)32
9096892893toolsHumans developed a wider range of ____ specially adapted to different environments from tropics to tundra33
9096892894Neolithic Revolutionperiod of change from hunter-gatherer lifesyle to agricultural lifestyles associated with domestication, farming, and settlement34
9096892895patriarchyfather based/male dominated society35
9096892896climatic changePermanent agricultural villages emerged first in the lands of the eastern Mediterranean, possibly as a response to what?36
9096892897weaponsPastoralists were often the developers and disseminators of of ____ and forms of transportation that transformed warfare in agrarian civilizations37
9096892898horsesname one mode of new transportation by the pastoralists38
9096892899artElites, both political and religious, promoted ____.39
9096892900record-keeping systems___ arose independently in all early civilization sand subsequently were diffused40
9096892901Nile RiverThis river flooded regularly.41
9096892902Tigris RiverThis river's floods were unpredictable.42
9096892903MesopotamianUnpredictable weather patterns affected the development of the _____ civilization.43
9096892904Egyptian_______art demonstrated little change for nearly 1000 years.44
9096892905Nubia and KushKingdoms upriver from Egypt.45
9096892906Standard of Ur46
9096892907Harappan King or Priest Figure47
9096892908JerichoOne of the earliest cities: located in modern Israel.48
9096892909Catal-HyoukOne of the earliest cities: located in modern Turkey.49
9096892910Homo Sapienssystematic name used in taxonomy for anatomically modern humans50
9096892911Hominida primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors and at least some of the great apes51
9096892912Neanderthalarchaic humans that became extinct about 40,000 years ago52
9096892913Entrepota port, city, or other center to which goods are brought for import and export53
9096892914Cultural Syncretisman aspect of two or more distinct cultures blend together to create a new custom, idea, practice, or philosophy54
9097396359sedentary agriculturepracticed in one place by a settled farmer in which fields are not rotated55

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