Second Ed. Book
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| 6328045911 | Norte Chico | A region along the coast of Peru that possessed a highly-developed urban culture as early as 2500 B.C.E. Characterized by massive stepped pyramids and extensive use of cotton. |  | 0 |
| 6328045912 | Indus Valley Civilization | An ancient civilization thriving along the Indus River in what is now Pakistan and western India; also sometimes referred to as the Harappan Civilization of the Indus Valley. |  | 1 |
| 6328045914 | Olmec Civilization | Earliest known American civilization, located in southern Mexico and known for its pyramids and huge stone heads |  | 2 |
| 6328045915 | Uruk | Uruk was an ancient city of Sumer and later Babylonia. It is famous for its king Gilgamesh and is considered the first true city, the origin of writing, and the origin of the ziggurat. |  | 3 |
| 6328045916 | Mohenjo-Daro / Harappa | the two main cities of india, know as twin capitals and both 3 miles in circumference |  | 4 |
| 6328045917 | Epic of Gilgemesh | Mesopotamian flood story that includes legends and myths, the friendship of Gilgamesh and Enkidu |  | 5 |
| 6328045918 | Code of Hammurabi | Earliest know written laws which were enforced under Hammurabi's Rule, the king of Babylon. |  | 6 |
| 6328045919 | Patriarchy | A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line; often a system where men were regarded as superior to women. |  | 7 |
| 6328045921 | Egypt | First civilization/early empire to emerge along Africa's longest river, the Nile, with a detailed form of writing. |  | 8 |
| 6328045922 | Nubia | A civilization to the south of Egypt in the Nile Valley, noted for development of an alphabetic writing system and a major iron working industry by 500 BCE |  | 9 |
| 6328057480 | Civilization | A traditional and somewhat controversial term to describe an urbanized society with written language, complex social, political, and religious institutions; sometimes used by anthropologists to describe any group of people sharing a cultural trait. |  | 10 |
| 6328187577 | Rise of City State | A small independent state consisting of an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory. A characteristic political form in early Mesopotamia, Archaic and Classical Greece, Phoenicia, and early Italy. |  | 11 |
| 6328213265 | Equality | The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunites | 12 | |
| 6328293412 | Gender Role | Many and varied ways cultures have defined meaning to sexual differences; roles considered appropriate for men and women. | 13 | |
| 6328371548 | Mesopotamia | (land between the rivers) The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; birthplace of the Sumerian and Babylonian Civilizations. |  | 14 |
| 6328533618 | Polytheism | Belief in or worship of more than one god. | 15 |
