4610109140 | Artifact | Remains, such as tools, jewelry, and other human-made objects | 0 | |
4610109141 | Hominid | Human or other creatures that walks upright | 1 | |
4610109142 | Neolithic Revolution | Agricultural revolution that occurred during the Neolithic period | 2 | |
4610109143 | Domestication | Taming of animals | 3 | |
4610109144 | Civilization | Culture with advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and technology | 4 | |
4610109145 | Specialization | Development of skills in a specific kind of work | 5 | |
4610109146 | Institution | Long-lasting pattern of organization in a commumity | 6 | |
4610109147 | Cuneiform | Wedge-shapped writing developed in Sumer | 7 | |
4610109148 | Barter | Trading goods and services without money | 8 | |
4610109149 | Archaeologists | Scientists who learn about past human life and activities | 9 | |
4610109150 | Opposable thumbs | Phisical features that sets humans apart from animals by enabling them to pick up and hold objects | 10 | |
4610109151 | Fertile Crescent | Arc of rich farmland in southwest Asia between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea | 11 | |
4610109152 | City-state | Political unit much like an independent counrty | 12 | |
4610109153 | Cultural diffusion | New ideas spreading from one culture to another | 13 | |
4610109154 | Polytheism | Belief in many gods | 14 | |
4610109155 | Hammurabi | Babylonian ruler famous for his code of laws | 15 | |
4610109156 | Theocracy | Government in which the ruler is considered to be a divine figure | 16 | |
4610109157 | Monsoon | Seasonal wind | 17 | |
4610109158 | Mandate of Heaven | Divine approval of the ruler | 18 | |
4610109159 | Dynastic cycle | Pattern of rise, fall, and replacement of dynasties | 19 | |
4610109160 | Feudalism | Political system in which nobles or lords are granted the use of lands that belong to the king | 20 | |
4610109161 | Indo-Europeans | Group of Asian peoples who migrated to many different places | 21 | |
4610109162 | Migration | Movement of people from one place to another | 22 | |
4610109163 | Hittites | Group of Indo-European peoples who occupied Anatolia | 23 | |
4610109164 | Reincarnation | Belief that the soul is reborn | 24 | |
4610109165 | Karma | Good or bad deeds | 25 | |
4610109166 | Monotheism | Belief in a single god | 26 | |
4610109167 | Covenant | Mutual promise between God and the Hebrews | 27 | |
4610109168 | Tribute | Payment made by a weaker power to a stronger power | 28 | |
4610109169 | Meditated | Cleared the mind of everyday thought | 29 | |
4610109170 | Moral | Based on the principals of right and wrong | 30 | |
4610109171 | Peninsula | Body of land surrounded on three sides of water | 31 | |
4610109172 | Filial piety | Children's respect for their parents and elders | 32 | |
4610109173 | Bureaucracy | Organization of government into agencies and department | 33 | |
4610109174 | Autocracy | Government in which the ruler has unlimited power | 34 | |
4610109175 | Cavalry | Troops riding horses | 35 | |
4610109176 | Reign | Rule by a king or other power | 36 | |
4610109177 | Monarchy | Government ruled by a king or queen | 37 | |
4610109178 | Aristocracy | Government ruled by a small group of noble families | 38 | |
4610109179 | Oligarchy | Government ruled by a few powerful people | 39 |
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