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| 5691007852 | Paleolithic Era | also known as the Old Stone Age | 0 | |
| 5691007853 | Paleolithic Era | characterized by the use simple tools, the taming of fire, a more erect stature, the hunting and gathering lifestyle, and the beginning of homo sapiens sapiens | 1 | |
| 5691064262 | homo sapiens sapiens | the humanoid species that was most successful during the Paleolithic Era; characterized by elaborate speech patterns; originated in Africa roughly 120,000 years ago | 2 | |
| 5691157177 | Neolithic Age | also known as the New Stone Age | 3 | |
| 5691160927 | Neolithic Age | characterized by the appearance of agriculture and civilization in world history | 4 | |
| 5691175192 | Neolithic revolution | the succession of technological advancements and inventions that led to the development of agriculture | 5 | |
| 5691211849 | Catal Huyuk | city in modern-day Turkey that was based on sedentary agriculture; symbolic of the Neolithic revolution | 6 | |
| 5691230269 | Bronze Age | 4000-1500 B.C.E.; the period of time where tools were made of bronze; before the iron age and after the stone age | 7 | |
| 5691254531 | nomads | cattle- and sheep-herding societies found mostly before civilization; called barbarians by civilized societies | 8 | |
| 5691282813 | civilization | characterized by four main features: economic surplus, governments with trade, writing, and urban areas as centers of population | 9 | |
| 5691299551 | Mesopotamia | the land area in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; the place where civilization is first seen | 10 | |
| 5691310287 | Sumer | the first civilization; located in Mesopotamia | 11 | |
| 5691321842 | cuneiform | the first writing system in world history; created by Sumerians; wedge-shaped stylus and clay tables | 12 | |
| 5691343265 | ziggurats | massive towers built for religious purposes in Mesopotamia |  | 13 |
| 5691372238 | city-state | a form of organization where a kingdom is divided into small regions each ruled by a king; first used by Sumerians | 14 | |
| 5691393933 | Sargon | first known ruler in world history; leader of the Akkadians and conquerer of the Sumerians | 15 | |
| 5691403140 | Babylonians | kingdom in Mesopotamia following the 200 year chaos period that followed the Akkadians; unified all of Mesopotamia | 16 | |
| 5691416067 | Hammurabi | known for his codification of laws in the Babylonian empire | 17 | |
| 5691430720 | pharaoh | the king in ancient Egypt | 18 | |
| 5691437184 | pyramids | large buildings used in ancient Egyptian society as burial sites for pharaohs | 19 | |
| 5691456384 | Kush | the African state originally located south of Egypt along the Nile River before conquering Egypt | 20 | |
| 5691475454 | Indus River | river in northwest India that supported many ancient Indian civilizations |  | 21 |
| 5691536775 | Harappa | the city along the Indus River; characterized by a grid layout system, extensive trade, and urban facilities | 22 | |
| 5691560614 | Aryans | nomadic pastorals who replaced Harappa in northwest India | 23 | |
| 5691574527 | Vedas | Aryan hymns transmitted orally and recorded in sacred books | 24 | |
| 5691595069 | Yellow River | the river in China where sedentary agriculture began (in China); also known as the Huanghe |  | 25 |
| 5691619485 | ideographs | pictograph characters grouped together; typical of Chinese writing | 26 | |
| 5691634369 | Shang | the first dynasty in Chinese history; characterized by a strong military that fought from horseback or chariots | 27 | |
| 5691650349 | Zhou | the dynasty in China following the Shang; somewhat of a feudal period; "mandate of heaven" concept first appears in China | 28 | |
| 5691664708 | mandate of heaven | the concept that a ruler was willed by the gods to rule | 29 | |
| 5691674590 | Olmecs | the first known civilization in the Americas; located along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico; known for their complex religion and advancements in writing, architecture, and astronomy (calendar) | 30 | |
| 5691706947 | Chavin | civilization in the Andean region | 31 | |
| 5691743380 | Chavin de Huantar | urban center in the Chavin civilization with large structures and artistic motifs | 32 | |
| 5691759960 | Phoenicians | civilization along the Mediterranean that is known to have created a 22-letter alphabet | 33 | |
| 5691770831 | monotheism | the worship or following of one god | 34 |
