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2435576955Paleolithic Eradevelopment of spoken language, ability to control and use fire, and ability to make simple tools out of stone0
2435580294Foraging Societiescomposed of small groups of people who traveled from point to point as the climate and availability of plants and animals dictated1
2435586326Pastoral Societiescharacterized by the domestication of animals, found in mountainous regions and in areas with insufficient rainfall, women had few rights, status based on size of herd2
2435596126Neolithic Revolutionnomadic to agricultural lifestyles, settlements, added sense of unity and helped build and sustain cultural traditions, people tied to a piece of land3
2435609467Impact of Agriculturespecialization, food surplus, irrigation, environmental change, roads built, clothing4
2435617141Technology in Neolithic Erafarming tools, pottery, weaving, wheels, sails, knowledge of how to use metals, weapons5
2435627309Early Civilizationslocated in river valleys, large areas of land with large populations and distinct cultures, composed of loosely connected city-states6
2435636198Mesopotamia"land between the rivers", Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Fertile Crescent, build canals and dikes7
2435640800SumerSumerian civilization, developed cuneiform as writing system, laws, treaties, social and religious customs, developed 12 month calendar and math system based on units of 60, polytheistic, built ziggurats or temples8
2435655292BabylonOverthrew Akkadian (developed first known code of laws), developed The Code of Hammurabi; distinguished major and minor offenses, fell to the Hittites9

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