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5514386087Overfarmingto farm a land very extensively while taking too much away form the land and not returning enough back0
5514386088Overgrazingto graze so heavily that the vegetation is damaged and the ground becomes liable to erosion1
5514386089Artifactsobjects made by human beings in the ancient times2
5514386090Homo Sapiens Sapiensthe subspecies of the genus (Homo) on which modern humans are classified3
5514386091Paleolithic Periodthe period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans4
5514386092Neolithic Revolutionthe period of the Stone Age associated with the Agricultural Revolution(s)5
5514386093Monotheismthe doctrine of belief that there is only one God6
5514386094Bronze Agea period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze7
5514386095Civilizationthe stage of human social development and organization8
5514386096Coreof central importance; basic9
5514386097Foundationalthe basis of groundwork of anything; the act of founding, setting up, and establishing10
5514386098Jerichoancient city of Palestine11
5514386099Catal Huyukan archaeological site in south-central Turkey southeast of Kenya12
5514386100Textilesa type of cloth or woven fabric13
5514386101Specialization of laborallows workers produce more when they occupy specialized roles14
5514386102Coppera red-brown metal, the chemical element of atomic number 2915
5514386103Bronzea yellowish-brown alley of copper with up to one-third tin16
5514386104Hunter-forager or Hunter-gatherersa member of a group of people who subsist by hunting, fishing, or foraging in the wild17
5514386105Agriculturethe science or practicing of farming18
5514386106Surplusmore than what is needed or used; excess19
5514386107Domesticationto tame, especially by generations of breeding20
5514386108Nomadic Pastoralismto herd livestock in order to find fresh pastures on which to graze21
5514386109Kinship Groupa family, clan, or other group based on kinship22
5514386110Clanan interrelated family, especially a large one23
5514386111Tribea social division in a traditional society consisting of families24
5514386112Patriarchalof, relating to, or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men25
5514386113Artisanscraftsperson26
5514386114Merchantsa person involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries27
5514386115Social Stratificationrefers to a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy28
5514386116Priestsan ordain minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church having the authority to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments29
5514386117Priestessesa female priest of a non-Christian religion30
5514426632Tigres and Euphrates31
5514427410Mesopotamia32
5514427411Fertile Crescent33
5514428103Carthage34
5514428104Sahara35
5514428488Kalahari36
5514428489Nile Rive37
5514428495Desertification38
5514429406Indus River Valley39
5514429409Environmental Degradation40
5514430552Deforestation41
5514430553Huang He42
5514434405Chiang Jiang43
5514441477Loess44
5514442185Mesoamerica45
5514442186Maize46
5514443039Oceania and Polynesia47
5514444079Division of Labor48
5514444080Barter49
5514444081Polytheistic50
5514444806Ziggurats51
5514446034Astronomy/Astrology52
5514446914Hebrews / Israelites / Jews53
5514447509Abraham54
5514447510Moses55
5514447511Ten Commandments56
5514448297Jewish Diaspora57
5514448298Theocrats58
5514448299Aten59
5514449063Mummification60
5514451697Aryans61
5514451698Hindi62
5514452245Vedas and Vedic Age63
5514452246Brahmin64
5514453274Brahma65
5514453275Dharma66
5514454351Karma67
5514454352Moksha68
5514454860Ancestor Veneration69
5514454861Golden Age70
5514454862Scribes71
5514455487The Epic of Gilgamesh72
5514455488Cuneiform73
5514456127Alphabetic Writing74
5514457017Hieroglyphics75
5514457018Papyrus76
5514457791Book of the Dead77
5514457792Indo-European78
5514458510Sanskirt79
5514458511Rig-Veda80
5514525463Upanishads81
5514525464Pictographs/Glyphs82
5514526252Austronesian Speakers83
5514526253Feudalism84
5514526806Sumer and Sumerians85
5514526807Uruk86
5514526808City-states87
5514528066King and Kingdom88
5514528067Babylonians89
5514528858Empire90
5514528859Phoenicians91
5514529624Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms92
5514529625Hyksos93
5514529626Hitties94
5514529632Kush95
5514530506Axum96
5514530507Dravidians97
5514531803Harappa98
5514532421Mohenjo-Daro99
5514533106Chavin Civilization100
5514533107Olmec101
5514533108Easter Island102
5514534066Aboriginals103
5514534067Hammurabi104
5514534068King Menes105
5514534772Pharaoh106
5514534773Akhenaton107
5514536525Ramses the Great108
5514537499Xia Dynasty109
5514537500Shang Dynasty110
5514540125Mandate of Heaven111
5514544060Zhou Dynasty112
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