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7189955997Paleolithic Age(Old Stone Age) Early period in human history; 2,500,000BC- 10,000BC; the earliest usage of stone tools0
7189957996Homo SapiensThe biological species to which modern human beings belong.1
7189959086Neolithic Age(New Stone Age) New Stone Age - the period of time when people started to farm, make pottery, and weave2
7189960080Neolithic RevolutionThe switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle is this revolution.3
7189960697Hunting and Gatheringthe use of simple tools to hunt animals and gather vegetation, before agriculture4
7189961861Bronze Age4000 BCE - 1500 BCE the period in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze5
7189962698Slash and Burn Agriculturefarmers clear land for planting by slashing vegetation and burning the debris, Farming till the soil is bad, n then moving6
7189963338BandsSmall, loosely organized groups of 20-30 people held together by informal means.7
7189963940Catal Huyukearly urban culture in southern Turkey with agriculture, greater degree of social and population8
7189964233CivilizationA society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.9
7189964234Cuniformwedge shaped writing developed in Sumer10
7189964527NomadsCattle and Sheep herders, normally found on fringes of civilized societies11
7189964738Mesopotamia"land between the rivers" in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers12
7189964739Sumeriansthe creators of the first Mesopotamian civilization First ancient civilization a people who had migrated into the area from the north about 4000 B.C.E.13
7189965481Zigguratstemples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped Massive towers usually associated with Mesopotamian temple complexes.14
7189965482BabyloniansMesopotamia Code of Hammurabi Hanging Gardens of Babylon15
7189966609HammurabiBabylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia16
7189966897Pharoaha king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political leader17
7189966898Pyramidsmonumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom Egypt; used as burial sites for pharaohs.18
7189966899Kushan ancient Nubian kingdom whose rulers controlled Egypt between 2000 and 1000 B.C.19
7189967319Indus RiverA river that flows from Tibet, through the Himalayas and Hindu Kush into the Arabian Sea.20
7189967320HarappaA major city of the Indus Valley civilization; flourished around 2000 b.c.e.21
7189968026Mohenjo Darolarge city in the ancient Harappan civilization22
7189968027HuangheYellow River civilization in China. Ruled by the Shang dynasty.23
7189968453IdeographicTypes of symbols used for Huanghe writing.24
7189968862ShangGreatest Chinese dynasty 1700 to 1027 B.C. The first family of Chinese rulers to leave written records.25
7189969083Phoenciansthese people created a wealthy trading society . established the first alphabet the new most powerful traders in the Mediterranean26
7189969363MonotheismThe belief in one God27

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