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| 10567113133 | civilization | designated large societies with cities and powerful states | 0 | |
| 10567113134 | agricultural Surplus | there is more food formed than the civilization can eat, so it is stored | 1 | |
| 10567113135 | specialization of Labor | citizens develop skills other than farming because of food surplus | 2 | |
| 10567113137 | political bureaucracies | the system of offices and procedures that keep a certain political system running | 3 | |
| 10567113138 | religious hierarchies | a ladder of power in the religious world; the shaman, priest is at the top of the ladder | 4 | |
| 10567113139 | long-distance trade | trade from different civilizations through pastoralists and the Silk Road | 5 | |
| 10567113140 | record keeping | Started when taxes developed. Used to track citizens taxes and news from their civilizations as well as others. | 6 | |
| 10567113142 | mobilize | to assemble bring together organized | 7 | |
| 10567113143 | Surplus labor | more goods are being produced than can be used, so some people don't have to work | 8 | |
| 10567113144 | divine | of or relating to a god or Supreme Being | 9 | |
| 10567113145 | legitimacy | your right to rule (living God, chosen by god, earned God's favor) | 10 | |
| 10567113146 | empire | A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler and containing many different cultures and/or ethnicities | 11 | |
| 10567113147 | dessimation | The act of spreading something, especially information | 12 | |
| 10567113148 | composite bows | bows made from compressed horns, wood, and since to increase killing strength/power | 13 | |
| 10567113149 | iron weapons | strong metal weapons that can kill faster and easier | 14 | |
| 10567113150 | chariots | ancient two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicles | 15 | |
| 10567113151 | horseback riding | used to pull chariots, increased traveling abilities | 16 | |
| 10567113152 | ziggurats | temples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped | 17 | |
| 10567113153 | pyramids | tombs for their fallen kings. mummified bodies in tombs preserved the body for afterlife | 18 | |
| 10567113154 | temples | Buildings used for the worship of God or gods | 19 | |
| 10567113155 | defensive walls | fortification for the city from outsiders. used to protect territory | 20 | |
| 10567113156 | streets and roads | used as an ancient trade route. provided easy access to different parts of the city | 21 | |
| 10567113157 | sewage and irrigation systems | used to store water, and water fields. important because they were able to have water during dry seasons | 22 | |
| 10567113158 | cuneiform | using wedge shaped characters impressed in clay tablets (Mesopotamia, Persia) | 23 | |
| 10567113159 | Hieroglyphics | Distinct characters. Pictures drawn to represent different ideas. (Egypt) | 24 | |
| 10567113160 | Pictographs | Earliest writing, pictorial symbol for every word/phrase (Egypt, Mesopotamia) | 25 | |
| 10567113161 | Alphabets | Started with 22 hieroglyphs that represented parts of an idea/word (letters) | 26 | |
| 10567113162 | Quipu | Ancient device for recording information. Consisted of colored threads knotted together. (Incas) | 27 | |
| 10567113163 | Oral traditions | Pre-written history - history transferred through words | 28 | |
| 10567113164 | Epic literature | written oral traditions | 29 | |
| 10567113165 | Epic of Gilgamesh | First epic literature. Consisted of a king that quested for immortality. (Mesopotamia) | 30 | |
| 10567113166 | Polytheism | The belief in or worship of more than one god | 31 | |
| 10567113167 | Animism | The belief of a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe. Spirits live in nature. | 32 | |
| 10567113168 | Shamanism | The belief that a "shamen" could contact the gods and tell the people their orders. | 33 | |
| 10567113169 | Aryans | People who practiced hinduism and contributed to the spreading of the Hundi vedas. Invaded the Indian Subcontinent and conquered Dravidians | 34 | |
| 10567113170 | Vedas | The most ancient Hindu scriptures (writings) | 35 | |
| 10567113171 | Brahmins | high priests | 36 | |
| 10567113172 | Mahabharata | India's ancient epic | 37 | |
| 10567113173 | Karma | what goes around comes around. Hindu belief | 38 | |
| 10567113174 | Reincarnation | The act of being born again and again in different forms | 39 | |
| 10567113175 | Dharma | Your daily duties decreed by the gods | 40 | |
| 10567113176 | Samsara | Spiritual ladder/wheel of reincarnation hierarchy | 41 | |
| 10567113177 | Moksha | The end of the cycle of reincarnation | 42 | |
| 10567113178 | Torah | First five books of Hebrew Monotheism | 43 | |
| 10567113179 | Monotheism | Belief in one god | 44 | |
| 10567113180 | Yawweh | Name of god in Hebrew Monotheism | 45 | |
| 10567113181 | Abraham/Zoroaster/Zarathustra | God's prophet | 46 | |
| 10567113182 | Avestas | holy writings (bible) | 47 | |
| 10567113183 | Ahura Mazda | All knowing/ powerful/ loving/ forgiving god | 48 | |
| 10567113184 | Mithras | Cosmic guidance to free choice | 49 | |
| 10567113185 | Ahriman | Demon god (satan) | 50 |
