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| 7270445252 | Agriculture | The practice of raising crops or livestock on a continual and controlled basis. | 0 | |
| 7270445253 | Artisan | A skilled craftsperson. |  | 1 |
| 7270445254 | Domestication | The taming of animals and plants for human use, such as for labor or food. | 2 | |
| 7270445256 | Animism | The belief that animals, Rivers, and other elements of nature embody spirits. | 3 | |
| 7270445257 | Hunter-foragers | People who survived by hunting animals and foraging for seeds, nuts, fruits, and edible roots. |  | 4 |
| 7270445258 | Irrigation | A way of supplying water to an area of land, the people would use water from the rivers to irrigate their crops. |  | 5 |
| 7270445259 | Metallurgy | The science of the study of metals. |  | 6 |
| 7270445261 | Monotheism | The belief in one God. | 7 | |
| 7270445262 | Paleolithic Period | Old Stone Age, where humanos used stone tools and weapons. |  | 8 |
| 7270445263 | Specialization of labor | The division of labor that aids the development of skills in a particular type of work. |  | 9 |
| 7270445264 | Surplus | Having more resources than needed for themselves. | 10 | |
| 7270445266 | Urbanization | An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements. | 11 | |
| 7270445267 | Overgrazing | The continual eating of grasses or their roots, without allowing them to regrow. |  | 12 |
| 7270445268 | Overfarming | Land loosing its fertility unless it is left fallow or it was fertilized usually by spreading of animal manure. |  | 13 |
| 7270445269 | Artifacts | Objects made and used by early humans, usually dug up by archaeologists. |  | 14 |
| 7270445270 | Homo Sapiens Sapiens | Also known as "early modern humans" who became the only hominids on earth- us. |  | 15 |
| 7270445271 | Neolithic Revolution | The switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle. |  | 16 |
| 7270445272 | Bronze Age | The period in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze. |  | 17 |
| 7270445273 | Civilization | The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced. |  | 18 |
| 7270445274 | Jericho | One of the oldest first human cities that was built on the West Bank of the Jordan river. |  | 19 |
| 7270445275 | Catal Huyuk | Ancient city in present dat Turkey that was founded in 7500 B.C.E. along a river that has since dried up. |  | 20 |
| 7270445276 | Nomadic Pastoralism | People moving herds of animals from pasture to pasture. |  | 21 |
| 7270445277 | Kinship Group | Several related families that moved together in search of food. | 22 | |
| 7270445278 | Clan | Group of families with a common ancestor. |  | 23 |
| 7270445279 | Tribe | A group of people who share a common ancestry, language, name, and way of living. | 24 | |
| 7270445280 | Patriarchal | Relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority. |  | 25 |
| 7270445281 | Merchants | People who buy and sell goods also known as traders. |  | 26 |
| 7270445282 | Social Stratification | The division of society into groups arranged in a social hierarchy. Some people accumulated wealth in the form of jewelry and others coveted items by building larger and better decorated houses. |  | 27 |
| 7270445284 | Tigris and Euphrates Rivers | Flow south from modern day Turkey through what is now Iraq to empty into the Persian Gulf. |  | 28 |
| 7270445285 | Mesopotamia | Land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where many ancient civilizations arose from. |  | 29 |
| 7270445286 | Fertile Crescent | An arc of fertile land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf . |  | 30 |
| 7270445287 | Sumerians | Group of nomadic pastoralists that migrated into Mesopotamia and created a civilization of Sumer that provided the core and the foundation of several other civilizations. |  | 31 |
| 7270445288 | Ziggurats | Temples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped. |  | 32 |
| 7270445289 | Desertification | The spread of desert like conditions. |  | 33 |
| 7270445290 | Indus River Valley | Developed near water and became the core and foundation of later civilizations in the region. | 34 | |
| 7270445291 | Environmental Degradation | Caused the gradual decline and eventual disappearance of the Harappan and Mohenjo-Daro civilizations by soil eroding. | 35 | |
| 7270445292 | Deforestation | The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves. |  | 36 |
| 7270445293 | Loess | A wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt. | 37 | |
| 7270445294 | Mesoamerica | An area of ancient civilization in what is now Central America. |  | 38 |
| 7270445296 | Barter | Trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money. |  | 39 |
| 7270445297 | Polytheistic | Belief in many gods. |  | 40 |
| 7270445299 | Astronomy | The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space. |  | 41 |
| 7270445300 | Astrology | Theory of the influence of planets and stars on human events. | 42 | |
| 7270445301 | Abraham | Founder of Judaism. | 43 | |
| 7270445302 | Moses | Led the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt; received the 10 commandments. |  | 44 |
| 7270445304 | Jewish Diaspora | The scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland beginning about 586 B.C.E. |  | 45 |
| 7270445305 | The Huang He and The Chiang Jiang | Where Chinas first civilizations developed. | 46 | |
| 7270445308 | Papyrus | A type of plant that grew along the Nile River, used its fibers to create a type of paper. |  | 47 |
| 7270445309 | Vedas | A collection of Aryan religious hymns, poems, and songs. |  | 48 |
| 7270445310 | Vedic Age | Aryans growing awareness of Dravidian beliefs. | 49 | |
| 7270445311 | Brahma | Overarching, universal soul that connects all creatures on Earth. | 50 | |
| 7270445312 | Dharma | In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties. | 51 | |
| 7270445313 | Karma | The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul. | 52 | |
| 7270445315 | Ancestor Veneration | The believe of making offerings to their ancestors in hope to win their favor. |  | 53 |
| 7270445316 | Golden Age | A period in which a society or culture is at its peak. | 54 | |
| 7270445318 | Upanishads | A foundational text for the set of religious beliefs that later became known as Hinduism. | 55 | |
| 7270445320 | Shamans | People who believed to have special abilities to cure the sick and influence the future. | 56 | |
| 7270445321 | Core and Foundational civilizations | Civilizations that developed ways of life, such as language, religious beliefs, and economic practices, that would heavily influence successor civilizations in their regions. | 57 | |
| 7270445322 | City-State | Typically covered several hundred square miles and were independent each with its own government. |  | 58 |
| 7270445323 | Kings | Sumerian military leaders became more important than priests and ruled over a territory known as a kingdom. |  | 59 |
| 7270445324 | Cuneiform | Sumerians created it to keep records which consisted of marks carved onto wet clay tablets. | 60 | |
| 7270445325 | Scribes | Individuals who were charged first with record-keeping and later with the writing of history and myths. |  | 61 |
| 7270445326 | The Epic of Gilgamesh | An epic poem from Mesopotamia, is among the earliest surviving works of literature. | 62 | |
| 7270445327 | Empire | Large territory that included diverse cultural groups. | 63 | |
| 7270445328 | Babylonians | Persians who took control of Mesopotamia and built a new capital city called Babylon. | 64 | |
| 7270445329 | Hammurabi | Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC), and created a set of laws called the Code of Hammurabi. |  | 65 |
| 7270445330 | Code of Hammurabi | Law code introduced when Hammurabi of Babylon took over Sumer in 1760 BC, that dealt with topics such as property rights, wages, contracts, marriage, and various crimes. |  | 66 |
| 7270445331 | Phoenicians | Most powerful traders along the Mediterranean, that occupied parts of present day Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan around 3000 B.C.E. |  | 67 |
| 7270445332 | Carthage | A Phoenician colony on the coast of North Africa, that became a significant outpost in the region. | 68 | |
| 7270445334 | Sahara and Kalahari Deserts | Two desert zones one in Northern Africa and the other in Southern Africa. | 69 | |
| 7270445335 | Nile River | The river in which early kingdoms in Egypt were centered around. |  | 70 |
| 7270445336 | King Menes | United Upper and Lower Egypt into a single kingdom and created the first royal dynasty. | 71 | |
| 7270445337 | Old Kingdom | A period in Egyptian history that lasted from about 2700 BC to 2200 BC. |  | 72 |
| 7270445338 | Middle Kingdom | A period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC. |  | 73 |
| 7270445339 | New Kingdom | The period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory. |  | 74 |
| 7270445340 | Pharaoh | A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader. |  | 75 |
| 7270445341 | Theocrats | Rulers holding both religious and political power. | 76 | |
| 7270445342 | Hyksos | A group of nomadic invaders from southwest Asia who ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570 B.C. |  | 77 |
| 7270445344 | Ramses the Great | Took the throne around 1290 B.C.E. who expanded the empire into Southwest Asia and built more temples and erected more statues than any other pharaoh. |  | 78 |
| 7270445345 | Hittites | Had military advantage over the Egyptians because they were beginning to use iron tools and weapons. |  | 79 |
| 7270445346 | Book of the Dead | Scrolls that served as a guide for the afterlife in ancient Egypt. |  | 80 |
| 7270445347 | Dravidians | Indigenous peoples of the Indian subcontinent. | 81 | |
| 7270445348 | Xia Dynasty | Lasted for about 400 years, little is known because early Chinese had no writing system. |  | 82 |
| 7270445349 | Shang Dynasty | Ruled for 600 years, conquered neighboring peoples and established an empire, wielded tremendous economic and religious power. |  | 83 |
| 7270445350 | Zhou Dynasty | The longest lasting Chinese dynasty, during which the use of iron was introduced. |  | 84 |
| 7270445351 | Feudalism | The network of regional rulers with relationships based on mutual defense agreements. |  | 85 |
| 7270445352 | Maize | One of the first important plants to be grown by the indigenous Americans. |  | 86 |
| 7270445353 | Chavin Civilization | Existed from around 1000 to 200 B.C.E, and centered at Chavin de Huantar. |  | 87 |
| 7270445354 | Olmec | The foundation or core of Mesoamerica advanced civilizations. |  | 88 |
| 7270445355 | Aboriginals | People in Australia who remained hunter-foragers. | 89 | |
| 7270445356 | Easter Island | Divided into clans, with a chief for each clan and one chief over all clans. |  | 90 |
| 7270480927 | Five themes of world history | 1. Interaction Between Humans and the Environment (ENV) 2. Development and Interaction of Cultures (CUL) 3. State Building, Expansion, and Conflict (SB) 4. Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems (ECON) 5. Development and Transformation of Social Structures (SOC) | 91 | |
| 7270483141 | what technology was developed in the paleolithic age? | Stone and wood tools (digging sticks for edible roots) Stone and wood weapons (spears, harpoons, arrows) Why did people in northern climates use "scraping" tools? Why did people in southern climates use "nets"? Those around Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean became experts building rafts | 92 | |
| 7270485205 | what was fire used for in the paleolithic age? | Light Heat Protection Smoke (signaling and pacifying bees) Help in hunting (scaring animals over a cliff) | 93 | |
| 7270489112 | First animal domesticated? | dog | 94 | |
| 7270490868 | when did the neolithic revolution occur? | about 10000 years ago | 95 | |
| 7270493161 | what major developments occurred duing the neolithic revolution? | agriculture pastoralism specialization of labor towns and cities governments religions technological innovations- wheel, pot, plow, textiles, metallurgy (copper then bronze) | 96 | |
| 7270495634 | what food was domesticated in the neolithic revolution? | maize, rice, and wheat | 97 | |
| 7270499217 | What was the major religion in the neolithic revolution? | animism and then zoroastrianism | 98 | |
| 7270506003 | Zoroastrianism | belief in one god and everything has a good or bad force | 99 | |
| 7270543859 | Ho did cities develop? | clans to tribes to villages to cities | 100 | |
| 7291391465 | Moksha | The Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths. | 101 | |
| 7291391466 | Uruk | Ancient city of Sumer- Origin of writing | 102 | |
| 7291391505 | Ziggurat | a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top | 103 | |
| 7291391506 | Where was the Epic of Gilgamesh from? | Mesopitamia | 104 | |
| 7291391507 | Where was the code of Hammurabi from? | Babylon | 105 | |
| 7291391508 | Where was the code of ur nammu from? | Meaopotamia | 106 | |
| 7291391509 | Rig-Veda | Collection of hymns, one of four sacred texts of Hinduism | 107 | |
| 7291391510 | Hyksos | a group of nomadic invaders from southwest Asia who ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570 B.C. | 108 | |
| 7291391511 | Vedic age | 109 | ||
| 7291391512 | Dharma | In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties | 110 | |
| 7291391513 | Huang he | A river in northern China | 111 | |
| 7291391514 | First dynasty of China | Shang | 112 | |
| 7291391515 | Mandate of Heaven | a power or law believed to be granted by a god and the idea that there could in be one ruler of china | 113 | |
| 7291391516 | Mesopotamia in the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys | P religious leaders would evolve into kings (godlike) E traded surplus food, valuable metals, stone and gems transported on the river S 1)kings 2) priests 3) working class 5)slaves | 114 | |
| 7291391517 | Egypt in the Nike river valley | P pharaoh (godlike) E traded surplus food transported on the river S 1)pharaoh 2) ruling class 3) working class 5)slaves | 115 | |
| 7291391518 | Mohenjo Daro and Harrapa in the Indus River valley | P kind with religious masks E traded surplus food transported on the river S traded exotic goods | 116 | |
| 7291391519 | Shang in the yellow river valley | P religious leadership shared amongst group that was related S polytheistic with a 2 tier social class 1)nobility/upperclass 2) lower class E agriculture economy exotic good and a money system present traded amounts themselves | 117 | |
| 7291391520 | Olmec is mesopotamia | P religious leader at top and smaller ones below S a 2 tier social class 1)nobility/upperclass 2) lower class E agriculture economy valuable metals and a money system | 118 | |
| 7291391521 | Chavin in Andean South America | P religious leadership with shaman S 2 tier social class 1)nobility/upperclass 2) lower class E valuable metals and money system present | 119 | |
| 7291391522 | Where was the lascraux rock art made | France | 120 |
