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10508418715paleolithic agea period in human prehistory known for the original development of stone tools0
10508421355neolithic agea period in the development of human technology beginning in 10,200bc1
10508421356bronze agea historical period known for the use of bronze2
10508425632civilizationthe stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced3
10508425633city statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state4
10508428772ORACLEa priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice was sought from the gods5
10508429008monotheismthe belief there is only one god6
10508434829homo sapiens sapiensthe name used in taxonomy for the only extant human species7
10508440705neolithic revolutionthe wide scale transition of many human cultures during the neolithic period8
10508440706nomada person who moves place to place in search for more or better resources9
10508440707ideographic symbolsa symbol that represents an idea or concept, independent of any particular language10
10508444684phoeniciansthe Semitic language of the Phoenicians written in an alphabet that was the ancestor of the Greek and roman alphabet11
10508450704polytheismthe belief in more than one god12
10508432942homo spiens spiens13

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