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2116998710AgricultureA way if producing food in one area by planting and picking crops. Make people able to stay in one place0
2117003335AgrarianCultivation of land1
2117004583Bands/clansGroups of nomadic people2
2117006133BarbarianEvil nomadic people who often raged havoc on early civilizations3
2117009221BureaucracyComplicated organized form of government with many specialized areas (bureaus)4
2134054509CivilizationAdvanced society5
2134058794City-statesSmall civilization based around one city which is not connected to any other civilization6
2134059564ClassicalNormal average7
2134065820DomesticationThe use of animals for farming needs over a long time making the animals docile8
2134067088EconomyThe amount of money a civilization has9
2134068259EgalitarianEqual10
2134069772EmperorHighest ruler in a civilization11
2134071997EmpireLarge civilization run by an emperor12
2134075671FeudalismSmall time farmers working under larger owners paying part of their work to said owners13
2134077090ForagingCreating and conquesting a new land14
2134080224HierarchyOrganization with one at the top and one at the bottom15
2134081351HierarchalA society with a hierarchy system16
2134085813Hunter gathererThe system of getting food before farming were men hunter animals and women gathered nuts and berries17
2136069017IrrigationA system of water dispersal through a field to be able to farm18
2136071260MonarchyA government with one central royal ruler19
2136073400MonotheismA religion consisting of only one god20
2136081074NeolithicNew Stone Age, an era of basic agriculture and society's21
2136082517NomadicPeople who wander the land in search of food22
2136086089PastoralWanderers who also domesticated animals for milk and food23
2136088180PaleolithicOld sting age, hunter gatherer age24
2136091291PhilosophyThe study of abstract thought25
2136092830PolytheismA religion with multiple gods26
2136094493River ValleyThe area around the banks if a river27
2136095363SedentaryLife in one place28
2136096652SettlementSettling or becoming sedentary29
2136102175SubsistenceSupporting each other30
2136108019SurplusExcess amount of something31
2136112586TheocracyGovernment where god is recognized as supreme ruler32
2136113728TraditionalClassic a custome33
2136115471UrbanizationThe creation of large cities34
2136117407VassalsWorkers who farmed under a owner or lord35
2136119362Alexander the GreatWar hero united the areas of Greece36
2136123938Analects of ConfuciusBasis for Confucianism which speak on equality and living a life of not wanting37
2136126116Bronze AgeThe age of advancing tools by the use of bronze38
2136131476ByzantiumThe city which later becomes known as Constantinople39
2136133262CalendarA way of documenting days40
2136137667Code of HammurabiFirst law code in Mesopotamia which taught equality and demanded fair trial41
2136139508CuneiformAncient Mesopotamian writing style42
2136141812DemocracyGovernment based upon equality43
2136150491Eightfold pathFounding principle of Buddhism which leads from suffering to awakening44
2136153263Four noble truthsTeaching of Buddhism45
2136158072Gothic migrationsMigration of people from Northern Europe south to as far as India46
2139874365Indian Ocean tradeTrade by ship from Europe to Asia through the Indian Ocean huge trade route47
2139877894Iron AgeAfter the Bronze Age a stronger type of metal was created which made advancements in tools and weaponry48
2139882673Jewish DiasporaJewish migration away from their homeland49
2139889793LegalismA form of government law which emphasized respect to elders and to the law50
2139892850PyramidsTombs for Pharaohs51
2139896125Shang civilizationFirst large dynasty of china at the time of confusions and the basis of legalism52
2139899100Shi Huang diWarrior king who took rule from the Shang for the Zhou53
2139901559Siddhartha Gautama...54
2139902877The Vedas of HinduismThe basis of Hinduism55
2139908842XiongnuNomadic people of Central Asia56
2139909673ZigguratsTemples in Mesopotamia57

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