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From Hunting and Gathering to Civilizations, 2.5 million-1000 B.C.E.: Origins
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7815737765hunting and gatheringMeans of obtaining subsistence by humans before the mastery of sedentary agriculture; normally typical of tribal social organization0
7815737766civilizationSocieties with reliance on sedentary agriculture, ability to produce food surpluses, and existence of nonfarming elites, along with merchant and manufacturing groups1
7815737767neolithicThe New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 B.C.E.; period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred; domestication of plants and animals accomplished2
7815737768nomadic 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
7815737769cultureCombination of ideas, objects, and patterns of behavior that result from human social interaction4
7815737770agrarian revolutionOccurred between 8000 and 5000 B.C.E.; transition from hunting and gathering to sedentary agriculture5
7815737771pastoralismA nomadic agricultural lifestyle based on herding domesticated animals; tended to produce independent people capable of challenging sedentary agricultural societies6
7815737772Catal HuyukEarly urban culture/civiization based on sedentary agriculture; located in modern southern Turkey; larger in population than Jericho, had greater degree of social stratification7
7815737773Bronze AgeFrom 4000 to 3000 B.C.E.; increased use of plow, metalworking; development of wheeled vehicles, writing8
7815737774MesopotamiaLiterally "between the rivers"; the civilization that arose in the alluvial plain of the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys9
7815737775potter's wheelA technological advance in pottery making; invented circa 6000 B.C.E.; encouraged faster and higher-quality ceramic pottery products10
7815737776SumeriansPeople who migrated into Mesopotamia circa 4000 B.C.E.; created the first civilization within the region; organized area into city-states11
7815737777cuneiformA form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge-shaped stylus and clay tablets12
7815737778city-stateA form of political organization typical of Mesopotamian civilization; consisted of agricultural hinterlands ruled by an urban-based king13
7815737779ziggurata massive tower building usually associated with Mesopotamian temple connections14
7815737780Babylonian EmpireUnified all of Mesopotamia circa 1800 B.C.E.; collapsed due to foreign invasion circa 1600 B.C.E.15
7815737781HammurabiThe most important Babylonian ruler; responsible for codification of the law16
7815737782PharaohThe term used to denote the kings of ancient Egypt; the term, "great house" refers to the palace of the pharaohs17
7815737783pyramidsMonumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom Egypt; used as burial sites for pharaohs18
7815737784hieroglyphsForm of writing developed in ancient Egypt; more pictorial than Mesopotamian cuneiform19
7815737785KushAfrican state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile circa 1000 B.C.E.; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries20
7815737786monotheismThe exclusive worship of one god; introduced by Jews into Middle Eastern civilization21
7815737787PhoeniciansSeafaring civilization located on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean; established colonies throughout the Mediterranean22
7815737788Harappa and Mohenjo DaroMajor urban complexes of Harappan civilization; laid out on planned grid pattern23
7815737789AryansIndo-European nomadic, warlike, pastorialists who replaced Harappan civilization24
7815737790Huanghe (Yellow) River BasinSite of the development of sedentary agriculture in China25
7815737791Shang1st Chinese dynasty (after the legendary Xia)26
7815737792OraclesShamans or priests in Chinese society who foretold the future through interpreting animal bones cracked by heat; inscriptions on bones led to Chinese writing27
7815737793ideographic writingPictograph characters grouped together to create new concepts; typical of Chinese writing28
7815737795PaleolithicThe 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.29
7815737796Human migration during Paleolithic eramovement of humans from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas30
7815737797eglitarianequality among people (no social levels)31
7815737798toolsHumans developed a wider range of ____ specially adapted to different environments from tropics to tundra32
7815737799Neolithic Revolutionperiod of change from hunter-gatherer lifesyle to agricultural lifestyles associated with domestication, farming, and settlement33
7815737800patriarchyfather based/male dominated society34
7815737803horsesname one mode of new transportation by the pastoralists35
7815737806Nile RiverThis river flooded regularly.36
7815737807Tigris RiverThis river's floods were unpredictable.37
7815737810Nubia and KushKingdoms upriver from Egypt.38
7815737811Standard of Ur39
7815737812Harappan King or Priest Figure40
7815737813JerichoOne of the earliest cities: located in modern Israel.41
7815737814Catal-HyoukOne of the earliest cities: located in modern Turkey.42

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