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8751102622PatriarchyA social system ruled by men0
8751108379MatriarchyAsocial society ruled by women1
8751123037TribeA group of people who were united by a common culture with social, religious, economic, and family ties2
8751132657ClanA group of people united by a kinship with common ancestors3
8751194311Caste SystemA religious hierarchy found only in India4
8751206447ThocracyA government that operates by religious authority in the name of God5
8751216698MonarchyA system of government where the head of a government is a single person such as a king or queen6
8751251254Big ManThe influential leader of a group of followers7
8751274780City-stateA sovereign city with its own government8
8751282921VillageA small settlement group of residents smaller than a town9
8751295873HierarchyA system of social order10
8751308787Priestly classA ruing or powerful class of leaders11
8752626774PolytheismA religious system that favors the belief in multiple gods12
8752639151NaturalismA religious system that believes in multiple gods13
8752690661AnimismA religious system that believes in multiple gods14
8752692477MonotheismA religious system that believes that there is one god15
8752718259Ancestor WorshipIt emphasized the importance of reverence for ancestors16
8752721901Mandate of HeavenThe belief stated that the emperor held on to power if he was judged to be righteous by the gods in the afterlife17
8752721902Epic of GilgameshAn epic poem about the Mesopotamian kingdoms18
8752844150CuneiformOne of the first systems of writing found in the classical world from the Sumerian kingdom in Mesopotamia19
8752846994HieroglyphicsOne of the earliest forms of writing20
8752849503PictographsA form of writing based on pictures21
8752878315Paleolithic AgeThe "Old Stone Age" of society22
8752879881Neolithic AgeThe "New Stone Age" of society23
8752935849MetallurgyThe process of mixing minerals together to create a new, stronger form of metal24
8752935898Iron and bronzeThe products of metallurgy used these metals for farming and warefare25
8753013094Surpluses of foodThe products of sedentary societies26
8753016344Trade routesThe early trade routes in the Classical Era included the land-based Silk Roads and the sea-based Indian Ocean27
8753025414Cereal grainsInclude wheat, barley, sorghum, rye, and millet28
8753093460Division of laborA specialized tasks that led to different jobs for people in society29

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