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| 3815807142 | Prehistory | The long period of time before people invented systems of writing. Much of what we know comes from archaeology. |  | 0 |
| 3815808840 | Oceania | The region of the world centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean along with Australia and New Zealand. |  | 1 |
| 3815808841 | Africa | Considered to be the birthplace of humanity, home to the Sahara Desert. |  | 2 |
| 3815811832 | Sahara | Largest desert in the world. |  | 3 |
| 3815813387 | Asia | Largest and most populous continent, contains a very diverse mix of climates, languages, and cultures. |  | 4 |
| 3815813388 | Middle East | Consists of countries surrounding and part of the Arabian peninsula. |  | 5 |
| 3815814650 | Central Asia | Asian sub region located just south of Russia and west of China. |  | 6 |
| 3815814651 | South Asia | Mainly consists of the Indian subcontinent. |  | 7 |
| 3815816035 | Southeast Asia | Asian sub region located south of China. |  | 8 |
| 3815816036 | East Asia | Consists of mainly China, Japan, and the Korean peninsula. |  | 9 |
| 3815816037 | Europe | A small continent, with a large population, resource rich, and a mild climate. |  | 10 |
| 3815817856 | Eurasia | The large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia. |  | 11 |
| 3815820758 | Afro-Eurasian | Used to collectively describe trends throughout Africa, Europe, and Asia. |  | 12 |
| 3815820759 | North America | Developed in isolation from Afro-Eurasia until the 1400's, home to the Olmecs. |  | 13 |
| 3815820760 | South America | Developed in isolation from Afro-Eurasia until the 1400's, home to the Chavin. |  | 14 |
| 3815822854 | Water Transport | An easy and efficient way of travel that has been used by humans since the start of civilization. |  | 15 |
| 3815824525 | "Out of Africa" Thesis | The conclusion that modern humans arose in East Africa between 100,000 and 200,000 years ago and then migrated outward. |  | 16 |
| 3815826093 | Peopling of the earth | Spreading of Homo sapiens all over the Earth, commenced 100,000 years. |  | 17 |
| 3815826094 | Ice Ages | Long periods of freezing weather about 1.6 million years ago; this period ended about 10,000 years ago. |  | 18 |
| 3815828099 | Bering Land Bridge | Former ice age link between Siberia and Alaska, humans migrated to the Americas from Asia across this bridge. |  | 19 |
| 3815830624 | Stone Age | The historical period characterized by the production of tools from stone and other nonmetallic substances. Lasted from 2.5 million years ago to 5,000 years ago. |  | 20 |
| 3815832618 | Neolithic Age | "New Stone Age"; About 10,000 years ago marked by advances in the production of stone tools. Shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture. Triggered by the end of the ice ages. |  | 21 |
| 3815833581 | Hunting and Gathering | The killing of wild animals and fish as well as the gathering of fruits, roots, nuts, and other plans for sustenance. |  | 22 |
| 3815833582 | Tools | Stone age people used these in order to adapt to different environments as groups migrated. |  | 23 |
| 3815833583 | Fire | Used to heat people's shelters, to cook food, and protect from wild predators; allowed people to expand into colder regions. |  | 24 |
| 3815835051 | Pottery | Created during the Paleolithic, used to cook and as storage space. |  | 25 |
| 3815835052 | Weaving | Innovation in the Stone Age that led to the creation of cloths and textiles. |  | 26 |
| 3815835053 | Kinship Groups | Extended families clustering to form clans and tribes in the Stone Age. |  | 27 |
| 3815836450 | Nomadic | Moving from place to place with no permanent home, most common lifestyle in the Paleolithic Age. |  | 28 |
| 3815838054 | Ancestor Veneration | Worship and respect for ancestors. |  | 29 |
| 3815838055 | Animism | Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life. |  | 30 |
| 3815839403 | Shamans | Religious leaders who were believed to have been able to speak to spirits and heal the sick. |  | 31 |
| 3815839402 | Gender Division of Labor | The allocation of work between men and women in society, seen as early as the Hunting-Gathering stage. | 32 | |
| 3815847274 | Gender Inequality | The inequality between men and women in terms of wealth, income, and status triggered by the jobs of males being more valued than females. | 33 |
