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2820464829Ancestor VenerationRespecting and praying to family members who have died; part of Confucianism.0
2820472163AryansA group of people who traveled through central Asia and entered northern India through the Khyber Pass; brought the Vedas.1
2820500584BarteringExchanging products or services with others by agreeing on their values without using money.2
2820505923CentralizedA government in which power is concentrated in a central authority to which local governments are subject.3
2820512096ChariotsA military advance created and used by the Assyrians and Hittites that used a two-wheeled cart pulled by horses.4
2820518527City-StatesA city that is completely independent from other cities, complete with its own form of government and laws.5
2820522798CivilizationA society with cities, advanced technologies, record keeping, jobs specialization, and complex institutions.6
2820527637CuneiformA system of writing in which wedge-shaped symbols represented words or syllables; originated in Mesopotamia.7
2820534109DecentralizedTo distribute the administrative functions or powers of a central authority among several local authorities.8
2820563586DivineBeing or having the nature of a god.9
2820590201Environmental DeterminismThe idea that cultural traits are formed and controlled by environmental conditions.10
2820600920Epic of GilgameshAn epic poem from Ancient Mesopotamia and is among the earliest known works of literary fiction.11
2820626005Hammurabi's CodeA legal code developed by King Hammurabi of Mesopotamia; the first written law; based on social classes and it specified crimes and punishments to help judges impose penalties.12
2820649825HieroglyphicsAn ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds.13
2820656057Iron MetallurgyTechnological advancement by the Bantu people; allowed for cheaper stronger production of weapons and tools.14
2820677517Mandate of HeavenA political theory developed during the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China in which those in power were believed to have the right to rule from divine authority.15
2820695118MonotheismBelief in one god.16
2820701556Monumental ArchitectureArchitecture that represents power and authority; examples: pyramids and ziggurats.17
2820719253Oracle BonesBones which priests scratched questions, then read the cracks to determine the future; first forms of Chinese writing.18
2820754641PharaohA king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.19
2820761953PhoeniciansA maritime people who spread their alphabet to others including the Hebrews, Romans, and Greeks.20
2820774750Pictographic WritingWritten language in which words, ideas, and concepts are represented with a visual or image.21
2820782900PolytheismBelief in many gods.22
2820785625PyramidA solid shape with a polygon a base and triangular faces that come to a point (vertex or apex)23
2820789391UrOne of the earliest city-states in Mesopotamia.24
2820791439Vedas/Vedic TraditionAncient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred text of Hinduism; brought to India by the Aryans.25
2820908637ZigguratA stepped pyramid which was built as a temple dedicated to local deities in Mesopotamia.26

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