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2890817831HominidTaxonic family of primates (aka great apes)0
2890817832Homo Sapienthe binomial nomenclature for the human species.1
2890817833Hunter Gatherersearly human society is one in which most or all food is obtained from wild plants and animals2
2890817834Five characteristics of Civilization1. Advanced cities 2. Specialized workers 3. Complex institutions 4. Record keeping 5. Advanced technology3
2890817835Neolithic Revolutionshift from hunting & gathering to agriculture led to permanent settlements, the establishment of social classes, and the eventual rise of civilizations, major turning point in human history4
2890817836Agriculturethe science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.5
2890817837Slash and burntechnique that involves the cutting and burning of plants in forests or woodlands to create fields6
2890817838City Statesa sovereign state consisting of a city and its dependent territories.7
2890817839Ziggurat(in ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.8
2890817840Polytheismthe belief in or worship of more than one god.9
2890817841Monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is only one God.10
2890817842Fertile crescenta crescent-shaped region containing the comparatively moist and fertile land of otherwise arid and semi-arid Western Asia, the Nile Valley and Nile Delta of northeast Africa11
2890817843MesopotamiaFertile Crescent, means "land between the rivers", Tigris and Euphrates12
2890817844Bronze AgeStarts about 2300 BC in Europe, and is using bronze to make tools and weapons.13
2890817845Specialization of laborthe specialization of cooperating individuals who perform specific tasks and roles.14

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