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7366594323AgricultureThe practice of raising crops or livestock on a continual and controlled basis.0
7366594324ArtisanA skilled craftsperson.1
7366594325DomesticationThe taming of animals and plants for human use, such as for labor or food.2
7366594326EurasiaThe large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia.3
7366594327AnimismThe belief that animals, Rivers, and other elements of nature embody spirits.4
7366594328Hunter-foragersPeople who survived by hunting animals and foraging for seeds, nuts, fruits, and edible roots.5
7366594329IrrigationA way of supplying water to an area of land, the people would use water from the rivers to irrigate their crops.6
7366594330MetallurgyThe science of the study of metals.7
7366594331MigrationA movement from one country or region to another.8
7366594332MonotheismThe belief in one God.9
7366594333Paleolithic PeriodOld Stone Age, where humanos used stone tools and weapons.10
7366594334Specialization of laborThe division of labor that aids the development of skills in a particular type of work.11
7366594335SurplusHaving more resources than needed for themselves.12
7366594336TextileItems made of cloth, would be weaved by women and then decorated, usually all at home.13
7366594337UrbanizationAn increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.14
7366594338OvergrazingThe continual eating of grasses or their roots, without allowing them to regrow.15
7366594339OverfarmingLand loosing its fertility unless it is left fallow or it was fertilized usually by spreading of animal manure.16
7366594340ArtifactsObjects made and used by early humans, usually dug up by archaeologists.17
7366594341Homo Sapiens SapiensAlso known as "early modern humans" who became the only hominids on earth- us.18
7366594342Neolithic RevolutionThe switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle.19
7366594343Bronze AgeThe period in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze.20
7366594344CivilizationThe stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.21
7366594345JerichoOne of the oldest first human cities that was built on the West Bank of the Jordan river.22
7366594346Catal HuyukAncient city in present dat Turkey that was founded in 7500 B.C.E. along a river that has since dried up.23
7366594347Nomadic PastoralismPeople moving herds of animals from pasture to pasture.24
7366594348Kinship GroupSeveral related families that moved together in search of food.25
7366594349ClanGroup of families with a common ancestor.26
7366594350TribeA group of people who share a common ancestry, language, name, and way of living.27
7366594351PatriarchalRelating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority.28
7366594352MerchantsPeople who buy and sell goods also known as traders.29
7366594353Social 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
7366594354Priests and PriestessesPeople who performed religious ceremonies.31
7366594355Tigris and Euphrates RiversFlow south from modern day Turkey through what is now Iraq to empty into the Persian Gulf.32
7366594356MesopotamiaLand between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where many ancient civilizations arose from.33
7366594357Fertile CrescentAn arc of fertile land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf .34
7366594358SumeriansGroup 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
7366594359ZigguratsTemples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped.36
7366594360DesertificationThe spread of desert like conditions.37
7366594361Indus River ValleyDeveloped near water and became the core and foundation of later civilizations in the region.38
7366594362Environmental DegradationCaused the gradual decline and eventual disappearance of the Harappan and Mohenjo-Daro civilizations by soil eroding.39
7366594363DeforestationThe removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.40
7366594364LoessA wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt.41
7366594365MesoamericaAn area of ancient civilization in what is now Central America.42
7366594366GlyphsThe first writing system in the Americas that used pictures and symbols of real ojects.43
7366594367BarterTrading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money.44
7366594368PolytheisticBelief in many gods.45
7366594369ZigguratsTemples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped.46
7366594370AstronomyThe study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space.47
7366594371AstrologyTheory of the influence of planets and stars on human events.48
7366594372AbrahamFounder of Judaism.49
7366594373MosesLed the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt; received the 10 commandments.50
7366594374Ten CommandmentsLaws given by God to Moses that tell Jews how to behave in their daily lives.51
7366594375Jewish DiasporaThe scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland beginning about 586 B.C.E.52
7366594376The Huang He and The Chiang JiangWhere Chinas first civilizations developed.53
7366594377MummificationInvolved removing the body's internal organs, drying the body with salts, and packing its insides and wrapping it with chemically treated cloth.54
7366594378HieroglyphicsEgyptian writing that involved using pictures to represent words.55
7366594379PapyrusA type of plant that grew along the Nile River, used its fibers to create a type of paper.56
7366594380VedasA collection of Aryan religious hymns, poems, and songs.57
7366594381Vedic AgeAryans growing awareness of Dravidian beliefs.58
7366594382BrahmaOverarching, universal soul that connects all creatures on Earth.59
7366594383DharmaIn Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties.60
7366594384KarmaThe effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul.61
7366594385MokshaThe Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths.62
7366594386Ancestor VenerationThe believe of making offerings to their ancestors in hope to win their favor.63
7366594387Golden AgeA period in which a society or culture is at its peak.64
7366594388Mandate of HeavenA just rulers power was bestowed by the gods.65
7366594389UpanishadsA foundational text for the set of religious beliefs that later became known as Hinduism.66
7366594390PictographsA graphic symbol that represents an idea, concept, or object, rather than representing a single sound, as letter systems do.67
7366594391ShamansPeople who believed to have special abilities to cure the sick and influence the future.68
7366594392Core 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
7366594393City-StateTypically covered several hundred square miles and were independent each with its own government.70
7366594394KingsSumerian military leaders became more important than priests and ruled over a territory known as a kingdom.71
7366594395CuneiformSumerians created it to keep records which consisted of marks carved onto wet clay tablets.72
7366594396ScribesIndividuals who were charged first with record-keeping and later with the writing of history and myths.73
7366594397The Epic of GilgameshAn epic poem from Mesopotamia, is among the earliest surviving works of literature.74
7366594398EmpireLarge territory that included diverse cultural groups.75
7366594399BabyloniansPersians who took control of Mesopotamia and built a new capital city called Babylon.76
7366594400HammurabiBabylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC), and created a set of laws called the Code of Hammurabi.77
7366594401Code 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
7366594402PhoeniciansMost powerful traders along the Mediterranean, that occupied parts of present day Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan around 3000 B.C.E.79
7366594403CarthageA Phoenician colony on the coast of North Africa, that became a significant outpost in the region.80
7366594404Alphabetic scriptA system of symbols (letters) that represent the sounds of speech, as an alternative to cuneiform around 1000 B.C.E.81
7366594405Sahara and Kalahari DesertsTwo desert zones one in Northern Africa and the other in Southern Africa.82
7366594406Nile RiverThe river in which early kingdoms in Egypt were centered around.83
7366594407King MenesUnited Upper and Lower Egypt into a single kingdom and created the first royal dynasty.84
7366594408Old KingdomA period in Egyptian history that lasted from about 2700 BC to 2200 BC.85
7366594409Middle KingdomA period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC.86
7366594410New KingdomThe period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory.87
7366594411PharaohA king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.88
7366594412TheocratsRulers holding both religious and political power.89
7366594413HyksosA group of nomadic invaders from southwest Asia who ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570 B.C.90
7366594414AkhenatonThe pharaoh that tried to change Egypts religion and called for the worship of a sun god called Aten.91
7366594415Ramses 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
7366594416HittitesHad military advantage over the Egyptians because they were beginning to use iron tools and weapons.93
7366594417Book of the DeadScrolls that served as a guide for the afterlife in ancient Egypt.94
7366594418DravidiansIndigenous peoples of the Indian subcontinent.95
7366594419Xia DynastyLasted for about 400 years, little is known because early Chinese had no writing system.96
7366594420Shang DynastyRuled for 600 years, conquered neighboring peoples and established an empire, wielded tremendous economic and religious power.97
7366594421Zhou DynastyThe longest lasting Chinese dynasty, during which the use of iron was introduced.98
7366594422FeudalismThe network of regional rulers with relationships based on mutual defense agreements.99
7366594423MaizeOne of the first important plants to be grown by the indigenous Americans.100
7366594424Chavin CivilizationExisted from around 1000 to 200 B.C.E, and centered at Chavin de Huantar.101
7366594425OlmecThe foundation or core of Mesoamerica advanced civilizations.102
7366594426AboriginalsPeople in Australia who remained hunter-foragers.103
7366594427Easter IslandDivided into clans, with a chief for each clan and one chief over all clans.104

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