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6824514133Hunter-gatherera member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods.0
6824514134Neolithic Revolutionthe shift from hunting of animals and gathering of food to the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis around 8,000 BC1
6824514135PastoralismA type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter.2
6824514136Urbanizationthe social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban3
6824514137Population increaseIncrease in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state4
6824514138Specializationwhen countries focus on the things that their resources allow them to do best5
6824514139Metallurgythe science and technology of metals6
6824514140Tools (wood, metal, bronze, iron)equipment used to help make a task easier7
6824514141Civilizationa society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)8
6824514142Barbariana crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement9
6824514143Patriarchal Societymale-dominated society10
6824514144Siltmud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake11
6824514145Mesopotamiathe land between the Tigris and Euphrates12
6824514146Code of Hammurabithe set of laws drawn up by Babylonian king Hammurabi dating to the 18th century BC, the earliest legal code known in its entirety13
6824514147Babyloniaan ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia14
6824514148Tigris and EuphratesRivers in the Fertile Crescent15
6824514149Irrigationa way of supplying water to an area of land16
6824514150Sumeran area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq17
6824514151PhoeniciaAn ancient seafaring civilization located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea18
6824514152Theocracya political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)19
6824514153Oligarchya political system governed by a few people20
6824514154Polytheismbelief in multiple Gods21
6824514155Monotheismbelief in a single God22
6824514156Judaismthe monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud23
6824514157Egyptlocated on the Nile; ruled by pharaohs; civilization based on geography24
6824514158PharaohEgyptian ruler who was believed to be the son of Re, the sun god, in human form. He had total authority over people and land.25
6824514159Nubiaan ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile26
6824514160Persiaan empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC27
6824514161Achaemenid558- 333B.C.E, first Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus who capitalized on weakening Syrian and Babylonian empires. Peak was under Darius28
6824514162Parthiana royal dynasty ruling Iran from 250 B.C.E-226 B.C.E, established themselves as lords of a powerful empire based in Iran that they extended to Mesopotamia.29
6824514163SassanidEmpire that developed in the Middle East in 227 CE, attempted to revive the glories of the Persian Empire (including a revival of the Persian religion Zoroastrianism)30
6824514164Zoroastrianismsystem of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century B.C.E by Zoroaster31
6824514165Zoroaster/Zarathustraa Persian prophet, lived around 600 B.C. taught that the earth is a battleground where a great struggle if fought between the spirit of good and the spirit of evil, founder of Zoroastrianism32
6824514166Nomadspeople with no permanent home; move from place to place in search of food.33
6824514167Human MigrationIs physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups. The movement of populations in modern times has continued under the form of both voluntary migration within one's region, country, or beyond.34
6824514168Ma'atthe Egyptian concept of truth, justice, and cosmic order, represented by a goddess, often portrayed with a feather upon her head35
6824514169Hammurabi's CodeA legal code developed by King Hammurabi of Mesopotamia. The code was influential in the establishment of Hebrew and Islamic law and in the U.S. judiciary system. It specified crimes and punishments to help judges impose penalties.36
6824514170Xia Dynastydynasty who ruled over a late neolithic people in early China37
6824514171Shang DynastySecond Chinese dynasty (about 1750-1122 B.C.) which was mostly a farming society ruled by an aristocracy mostly concerned with war. They're best remembered for their art of bronze casting.38
6824514172Zhou Dynastythe imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism39
6824514173Qin DynastyThe dynasty that replaced the Zhou dynasty and employed Legalist ideas in order to control warring states and unify the country.40
6824514174Han Dynastyimperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy41
6824514175Yellow Rivera major river of Asia in northern China42
6824514176Huang He Valleyearliest Chinese settlement (Yellow River Valley: loess); Xia, Shang, Zhou Kingdoms; concept of Mandate of Heaven and the Dynastic Cycle; developed pictographs and used oracle bones43
6824514177Chang'anCity in the Wei Valley in eastern China. It became the capital of the Zhou kingdom and the Qin and early Han Empires. Its main features were imitated in the cities and towns that sprang up throughout the Han Empire.44
6824514178Silk Roadan ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles)45
6824514179Mandate of HeavenChinese religious and political ideology developed by the Zhou, was the prerogative of Heaven, the chief deity, to grant power to the ruler of China.46
6824514180LegalismIn China, a political philosophy that emphasized the unruliness of human nature and justified state coercion and control. The Qin ruling class invoked it to validate the authoritarian nature of their regime.47
6824514181Confucianismthe teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity48
6824514182Filial Pietyin Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors49
6824514183DaoismIt is a philosophy which is founded by Laozi. Daoism emphasizes living in harmony with nature50
6824514184Rationalismthe theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth51
6824514185Andean SocietyAndean societies developed largely in isolation. The heartland of early Andean society was the region now occupied by the states of Peru and Bolivia. In the absence of abundant pack animals or a technology to facilitate long-distance transportation, geography discouraged the establishment of communications between the Andean region and Mesoamerica.52
6824514186OlmecThe first Mesoamerican civilization. Between ca. 1200 and 400 B.C.E., the Olmec people of central Mexico created a vibrant civilization that included intensive agriculture, wide-ranging trade, ceremonial centers, and monumental construction.53
6824514187Tolteca people who invaded central Mexico and were ruled by a military class; had a capital city of Tula; influenced the Maya; introduced the working of gold and silver; spread the worship of their god Quetzalcoatl; destroyed in the CE 1100s54
6824514188Mayaa member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy55
6824514189Aztecgroup from the north that invaded central Mexico; were first wandering warriors; built their capital city at Tenochtitlan; increased their power until they dominated central Mexico; built causeways, pyramids, marketplaces, and palaces; adopted many customs from other cultures; used chinamapas for farming; militaristic society; known for human sacrifice and dedication to the sun god; ended when conquered by Spanish explorers in the 1500s56
6824514190Incaa member of the small group of Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors to create the great Inca empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s57
6824514191ChavinFirst major urban civilization in South America. Capital is de Huantar, was located in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Has 2 distinct ecological zones, the Peruvian Costal Plain and the Andean Foothills.58
6824514192MocheCivilization of north coast of Peru (200-700 C.E.). An important Andean civilization that built extensive irrigation networks as well as impressive urban centers dominated by brick temples.59
6824514193Hellenistic AgeGreek culture spread across western Asia and northeastern Africa after the conquests of Alexander the Great. The period ended with the fall of the last major Hellenistic kingdom to Rome, but Greek cultural influence persisted until spread of islam.60
6824514194Greecea republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula61
6824514195Spartaan ancient Greek city famous for military power62
6824514196Athensthe capital and largest city of Greece63
6824514197MycenaeanMember of a group who settled on the greek mainland around 2000 B.C.64
6824514198Macedoniathe ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria65
6824514199Alexander the Greatson of Philip II; received military training in Macedonian army and was a student of Aristotle; great leader; conquered much land in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; goal was to conquer the known world66
6824514200Romethe former center of the both the ancient Roman Republic and the Roman empire;capital of present-day Italy67
6824514201Christianitya monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior68
6824514202Paterfamiliasthe male head of family or tribe69
6824514203Hinduisma body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being of many forms and natures and by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth.70
6824514204Buddhismthe teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth71
6824514205HarappaSite of one of the great cities of the Indus Valley civilization of the third millennium B.C.E. It was located on the northwest frontier of the zone of cultivation , and may have been a center for the acquisition of raw materials.72
6824514206Mohenjo-DaroIndus Valley city laid out in a grid pattern. Had a complex irrigation and sewer system, One of the first settlements in India73
6824514207Indiaa republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia74
6824514208MauryaDynasty established in Indian sub-continent in 4th century B.C.E. following invasion by Alexander the Great75
6824514209GuptaThis was an empire in India after the Mauryan Empire. Chandra Gupta II brought this empire to its heights when he defeated the Shakas, the enemy of the Gupta.76
6824514210Reincarnationthe Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of hell) depending on the person's own actions77
6824514211Caste Systema social structure in which classes are determined by heredity78
6824514212Brahmanthe highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category79
6824514213Dharmain Hinduism, the duties and obligations of each caste80
6824514214Karma(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation81
6824514215Samsara(Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth82
6824514216Nirvana/Enlightenmentfollowing the eightfold path83
6824514217Four Noble Truths1) All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow. 2) The cause of suffering is nonvirtue, or negative deeds and mindsets such as hated and desire. 3) The only cure for suffering is to overcome nonvirture. 4) The way to overcome nonvirtue is to follow the Eightfold Path84
6824514218Eightfold PathIn Buddhism, the basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering85
6824514219Aryana member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European86
6824514220Indian Ocean TradeLarge amounts of rade happened in this body of water between Arab, Persian, Turkish, Indian, African, Chinese, and Europe merchants. (Particularly in the postclassical period 9600-1450)87
6824514221Bantu Migrationsfarmers and herders who migrated south and spread language and skills-1000BC - 1000AD88
6824514222Social HierarchyThe division of society by rank or class.89

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