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10597177352big geographyhistory of the world with all its changing parts0
10597190980Paleolithic Eracalled the old stone age (from 10,000 to 2.5 million years ago)1
10597204094Hunter forager/ bandsgroups of people that hunt, fish, harvest their food. They work in small groups of people.2
10597225595Neolithic Revolution(10,000 - 8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization.3
10597228898Early Agricultural Societiesany society whose economy is based on producing and maintaining crops and farmland (catual hiyuk)4
10597233956Ice Ageany period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface5
10597236920Settled AgricultureLIVING IN ONE PLACE AND RAISING FOOD.6
10597246399irrigation systemsreplacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops7
10597248830water control systemsa structure in a water management system that conveys water, controls the direction or rate of flow, or maintains a desired water surface elevation8
10597256371domesticated animalsAny of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment9
10597257353domesticated plantsbetter taste,larger edible portions,more secure,higher nutrition10
10597261867patriarchyA form of social organization in which males dominate females11
10597263162Forced Labor SystemPeople who were always demanded to work in agricultural fields., slaves, servants,12
10597266781PastoralismA type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter.13
10597272909Sedentismwhen people began living permanently in one place instead of moving around to find food14
10597304760permanent agricultural villagesvillages that stayed in one place (never moved)15
10597313332Eastern MediterraneanMesopotamia combine to make the fertile crescent16
10597318219Mesopotamia in the Tigris and Euphrates River Valleysthese two river valleys help form Mesopotamia17
10597331838Egypt in the Nile River ValleyModern day Egypt18
10597333940Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in the Indus River ValleyModern-day Pakistan/NW India19
10597338559Shang in the Yellow River or Huang He ValleyThe dominant people in the earliest Chinese dynasty for which we have written records. Ancestor worship, divination by means of oracle bones, and the use of bronze vessels for ritual purposes were major elements of Shang culture.20
10597340203Olmec (Mesoamerica)Corns, Beans, & Squash/ Giant Heads/ Glyph writing / Irrigation / No outside contact / No river / Predecessor of Aztec21
10597342262Chavin in Andean South AmericaThe first major urban civilization in South America. Its capital was located high in the Andes Mountains of Peru.22
10597343049AndesA large system of mountain ranges located along the Pacific coast of Central and South America23
10597356346Specialization of LaborFocusing work effort on a particular product or a single task24
10597357159classesIn classification, the taxonomic category above order.25
10597358631Artisansskilled workers who make goods by hand26
10597360602Warriorspeople who fight in battles27
10597361993Elitesa select part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability or qualities.28
10597363558urban societiesA system in which cities are the center of political, economic, and social life.29
10597367099First civilizationMesopotamia30
10597369612agricultural surplusThe amount of food grown by a society that exceeds the demands of its population which can be used for storage or trade.31
10597375658Political BureaucraciesBig tasks performed by many people32
10597389977religious hierarchiesan organized group of people with successive ranks or orders33
10597423206stratified social hierarchiesrefers to a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy34
10597424771long-distance trading relationshipsproviding goods and services to help with stain good relations (Mesopotamia and Egypt)35
10597433355nomadic pastoralismpeople who move pastier to pastier36
10597434924monumental architecturearchitectural constructions of a greater-than-human scale, such as pyramids, temples, and tombs37
10597436803Record KeepingMaintaining accurate and complete records of all financial activities in your business. (writing)38
10597439076Legal Codes (Hammurabi)a complete system of laws that Babylonians made up (to follow)39
10597445770Verdic Religionthe ancient religion on Aryans40
10597451514Hebrew MonotheismJewish religion that also led to modern Christianity41
10597453483ZoroastrianismOne of the first monotheistic religions42

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