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| 7252162740 | Agricultural Revolution | The introduction of agriculture, domestication of animals, and a more sedentary life during the Neolithic Age | 0 | |
| 7252162741 | Artifact | an object made by human hands | 1 | |
| 7252163930 | Chariot | A light vehicle pulled by one or more horses that became the ultimate military weapon in Eurasia from 1700 BCE-600 BCEA light vehicle pulled by one or more horses that became the ultimate military weapon in Eurasia from 1700 BCE-600 BCE | 2 | |
| 7252170105 | Chiefdom | Agricultural societies that ran under the authority of a chief. These societies had less complex political systems and social stratification than civilizations. | 3 | |
| 7252170860 | Civilization | A cultural group with advanced cities, complex institutions, skilled workers, advanced technology, and a system of recordkeeping. | 4 | |
| 7252170861 | Covenant | Agreement; in the Judeo-Christian heritage, an agreement between God and humankind | 5 | |
| 7252170862 | Climate | The pattern of temperature and precipitation over a period of time | 6 | |
| 7252171776 | Cultural Diffusion | The transmission of ideas and products from one culture to another | 7 | |
| 7252171777 | Cuneiform | A system of writing originating in Mesopotamia in which a wedge-shaped stylus was used to press symbols into clay | 8 | |
| 7252172435 | Diaspora | the exile of an ethnic or racial group from their homeland | 9 | |
| 7252176536 | Egalitarian | Relating to equality within society | 10 | |
| 7252181041 | Foraging | A term for hunting and gathering | 11 | |
| 7252181042 | Independent Invention | The idea that ancient civilizations were able to achieve characteristics of civilization without contact with others | 12 | |
| 7252182046 | Irrigation | The supply of water to land or crops, typically through manmade channels | 13 | |
| 7252182047 | Metallurgy | The science and technology of producing and forming metals | 14 | |
| 7252182048 | Neolithic Era | The New Stone Age that was marked by the discovery and mastery of agriculture | 15 | |
| 7252183784 | Neolithic Revolution | The transition from foraging to the cultivation of food occurring about 8000 - 2000 BCE | 16 | |
| 7252183785 | Paleolithic Era | "Old Stone" Age that consisted of hunting and gathering societies | 17 | |
| 7252184454 | Pastoralism | The practice of herding animals | 18 | |
| 7252184455 | Patriarchal | Pertaining to a social system in which the father is the head of the family | 19 | |
| 7252185866 | Pharaoh | An Egyptian Monarch | 20 | |
| 7252187323 | Plow-based Agriculture | Intensive agriculture that utilized a farming implement pulled by animals to prepare soil for farming. Often connected to increased patriarchal societies. | 21 | |
| 7252187324 | Polytheism | The belief in many gods. | 22 | |
| 7252201764 | Slash-and-Burn Cultivation | An agricultural method in which farmers clear fields by cutting and burning trees, then use the ashes as fertilizer. | 23 | |
| 7252202678 | Specialization of Labor | The division of labor that aids the development of skills in a particular type of work | 24 | |
| 7252202679 | Ten Commandments | The moral law of the Hebrews. | 25 | |
| 7252205937 | Theocracy | A government ruled by God or by church leaders | 26 | |
| 7252187325 | Torah | The first five books of the Jewish scripture. | 27 | |
| 7252188385 | Vedas | "Wisdom," early collections of prayers and hymns that provide information about the Indo-European Aryans who migrated to India around 1500 B.C.E. | 28 | |
| 7252188386 | Yahweh | God of the monotheistic religion of Judaism that influcenced later religions of Christianity and Islam | 29 | |
| 7252188387 | Ziggurat | Mesopotamian Temples | 30 | |
| 7252189155 | Zoroastrianism | Persian religion based on the teaching of the 6th century BCE prophet Zarathustra; its emphasis on the duality of good and evil and on the role of individuals in determining their own fate would influence later religions | 31 | |
| 7252189156 | Animism | The belief that spirits inhabit the features of nature | 32 | |
| 7252190272 | Divine Right | The "will of the gods", that granted a ruler the right to rule | 33 | |
| 7252190273 | Indo-Europeans | A group of semi-nomadic people who, around 2000 B.C.E. began to migrate from central Asia to India, Europe, and the Middle East | 34 | |
| 7252190274 | Steppe | Dry grassland. | 35 | |
| 7252192241 | Out-of-Africa Hypothesis | The dominant theory of archaeologists that modern humans first emerged in Eastern Africa and migrated throughout the globe from there. | 36 | |
| 7252192242 | Aristocracy | a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the hereditary nobility | 37 | |
| 7252192243 | Artisan | A craftsman | 38 | |
| 7252193036 | Hieroglyphics | A system of picture writing in Egypt | 39 | |
| 7252193705 | Monotheism | The belief in one god. | 40 |
