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198839987Cultural Diffusionthe spread of cultural elements from one society to another0
198839988Demographythe branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations1
198839989Intervening ObstaclesAny forces or factors that may limit human migration2
198839990Neolithic RevolutionThe period of the stone age associated with the ancient Agriculture Revoultion. It follows the Paleolithic period.3
198839991PolytheismBelieving in multiple gods.4
198839992Specialization of LaborFocusing work effort on a particular product or a single task.5
198839993CuneiformA system of writing in which wedge shaped symbols represented words or syllables.6
198839994Mohenjo-DaroLargest of the cities of the Indus Valley civilation.7
198839995HittitesA people from central Anatolia who established an empire in Anatolia and Syria in the Late Bronze Age.8
198839996Division of LaborA manufacturing technique that breaks down a craft into many simple and repetitive tasks that can be preformed by unskilled workers.9
198839997Independent InventionA trait with many cultural hearths that developed independent of each other10
198839998MigrationsMovements of a people from one region to another11
198839999Push FactorInducing people to move out of their present location12
198840000SumeriansThe people who dominated southern Mesopotamia through the end of the third millennium.13
198840001city-stateA small independent state consisting of an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory.14
198840002PharaohThe central figure in the ancient Egyptian state.15
198840003AryansNomads from Europe and Asia who migrated to India and finally settled16
198840004Mandate of HeavenChinese religious and political ideology developed by the Zhou, was the prerogative of Heaven, the chief deity, and to grant power to the ruler of China.17
198840005HorticultureThe cultivation of plants18
198840006Marker EventsEvents that change the course of history19
198840007PeriodizationHistorian's attempt to break down history into managable segments20
198840008Pull FactorFactor such as freedom or employment opportunities that attract a person to a country.21
198840009HammurabiAmorite ruler of Babylon is best known for a code of laws, inscribed on a black stone pillar.22
198840010ZigguratA massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mudbricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities, but its function is unknown.23
198840011HieroglyphicsSystem of writing in which pictorial symbols represented sounds, syllables, or concepts. Used for official and monumental inscriptions in ancient Egypt.24
198840012DravidiansOne of the main groups of people in India25
198840013MonsoonA seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean caused by the difing landmasses of African and Asia and the slowly changing ocean water.26

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