7188073589 | Afro-Eurasia | a vast region made up of Africa, Europe, and Asia | 0 | |
7188073590 | Agrarian societies | societies whose means of subsistence are based on agricultural production (crop growing) | 1 | |
7188073591 | agricultural revoltion | time of agricultural developments during the Middle Ages | 2 | |
7188073771 | andes | -a mountain chain of western South America -a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters). | 3 | |
7188073772 | artisans | skilled workers who make goods by hand | 4 | |
7188073773 | demography | Scientific study of human populations. | 5 | |
7188073774 | domestication | the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food | 6 | |
7188073775 | elites | a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status | 7 | |
7188073776 | erosion | Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away | 8 | |
7188074109 | gender relation | Interactions between the sexes, especially regarded as a field of study | 9 | |
7188074110 | hierarchy | A group organized by rank | 10 | |
7188074498 | Huang he (yellow) River | Second longest river in China also known as the Yellow River or China's sorrow | 11 | |
7188074499 | Indus River | a large river surrounded by fertile land in modern India/Pakistan. | 12 | |
7188074500 | Labor | productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain. | 13 | |
7188074501 | Mediterranean | A large sea between two continents, southern Europe and northern Africa | 14 | |
7188074641 | Mesoamerica | "Middle America" the region extending from modern-day Mexico through Central America | 15 | |
7188074642 | Mesopotamia | -Land between two rivers -an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq. | 16 | |
7188074643 | metallurgy | the science of working with metals | 17 | |
7188074644 | neolithic | "New Stone Age" -Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000-8000 b.c. in the Middle East. | 18 | |
7188075504 | neolithic revolution | The switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle is this revolution. | 19 | |
7188075716 | nile river | The river in which early kingdoms in Egypt were centered around. -a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. | 20 | |
7188075717 | papua new guinea | country with many languages once part of Indonesia -an independent republic in the W Pacific Ocean, comprising the E part of New Guinea and numerous near-lying islands, including the Bismarck Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands, the Trobriand Islands, and Bougainville and Buka in the Solomon Islands: a former Australian Trusteeship Territory; independent since 1975; member of the Commonwealth of Nations | 21 | |
7188075718 | pastoralist societies | Daily life is centered upon the tending of herds or flocks. Typically nomadic (wondering) | 22 | |
7188075989 | patriarchy | A society dominated by men - a form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe and descent is reckoned in the male line, with the children belonging to the father's clan or tribe. | 23 | |
7188075990 | plows | used to dredge land in order to plant seeds; increases the efficiency of farming | 24 | |
7188075991 | pottery | clay has been used to make this since antiquity container made from clay: used for storing items like seeds and water -ceramic ware, especially earthenware and stoneware | 25 | |
7188075992 | specialization | A focus on a particular activity or area of study | 26 | |
7188076155 | sub-saharan africa | Portion of the African continent lying south of the Sahara. | ![]() | 27 |
7188076333 | urban societies | A society that is typical of modern industrial civilization and heterogeneous in cultural tradition, that emphasizes secular values, and that is individualized rather than integrated | 28 | |
7188076334 | warriors | Persons experienced in fighting battles | 29 | |
7188076335 | water control systems | Controls the flow of water in a certain area. | 30 | |
7188076336 | wheels and wheeled vehicles | Allowed for better transport | 31 | |
7188076408 | woven textiles | Similar ones to the rugs were used in saddle bags, trunk covers, jug holders, & cinches -Woven fabric is any textile formed by weaving. Woven fabrics are often created on a loom, and made of many threads woven on a warp and a weft. | 32 |
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