2961360754 | Latitude | Lines that Measure from north to south | 0 | |
2961360755 | Tropic of cancer | 1 | ||
2961360756 | Climate | The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period | 2 | |
2961360757 | Region | An area or division especially part of the country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fix boundaries | 3 | |
2961360758 | Artifacts | Remains such as tools Jewlery and other human made objects | 4 | |
2961360759 | Paleolithic age | Called the old Stone Age lasted from about 2.5 million 8000 BC the oldest stone chopping tools date back to the Era | 5 | |
2961360760 | Paleontologists | Study fossils or evidence of early life preserved in rocks | 6 | |
2961360761 | Lascaux cave | Lascaux is the setting of a complex of caves in southwestern France famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings | 7 | |
2961360762 | Neolithic revolution | Agricultural revolution | 8 | |
2961360763 | Jarmo and catal huyuk | Jarmo is an archaeological dig the farmers are jarmo were pioneering aneway of life Catal huyuk was an agricultural Village located on the Frito plane in south-central turkey the village show the benefits of settled life farmers produce large crops villagers raise sheep and cattle many highly skilled workers Catal huyukwas home to about 6000 people supported a very cultural life religious shrines dedicated to mother Goddessit was a wealthy village and roving nomadic bands my attack and loot catal huyuk | 9 | |
2961360764 | Artisans | Skilled workers who may goods by hands | 10 | |
2961360765 | Bronze age | Refers to the time when people begin using bronze rather than copper and stone to fashion tools and weapons the bronze age begin in Sumer around 3000 BC | 11 | |
2961360766 | Specialized workers | Priests metal workers scribes soldiers teachers weavers merchants government officials potters formers | 12 | |
2961360767 | Longitude | Lines that measure the earth from west to east | 13 | |
2961360768 | Tropic of capricorn | 14 | ||
2961360769 | Plateau | An area of relatively level high ground | 15 | |
2961360770 | Culture | Peoples unique way of life | 16 | |
2961360771 | Neolithic age | Begin about 8000 BC and ended as early as 3000 BC in some areas people who lived during the second phase of the Stone Age learn to polish stone tools make pottery grow crops and raise animals | 17 | |
2961360772 | Stonehenge | Prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire England | 18 | |
2961360773 | Slash and burn farming | In which they cut trees or grass and burn them to Clear the field the remaining ashes fertilize the soil | 19 | |
2961360774 | Civilization | Complex culture with advanced cities specialized workers complex institutions recordkeeping and advanced technology | 20 | |
2961360775 | Scribes | Professional recordkeepers | 21 | |
2961360776 | Irrigation | Artificial application of water to the land or soil used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops | 22 | |
2961360777 | Equator | And imaginary line that separates the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres | 23 | |
2961360778 | Compass rose | A circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart | 24 | |
2961360779 | Peninsula | A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water | 25 | |
2961360780 | Homonids | Humans and other creatures that walk upright such as australopithecines | 26 | |
2961360781 | Archaeologists | Scientist who learn about early people by excavating and studying the traces of early settlements | 27 | |
2961360782 | Technology | Ways of apply knowledge tools and inventions to meet their needs | 28 | |
2961360783 | Nomads | People that are constantly on the move and don't make permanent settlements | 29 | |
2961360784 | Domestication | Taming of animals | 30 | |
2961360785 | Specialization | The development of skills in a specific kind of work | 31 | |
2961360786 | Cuneiform | System of writing which means wedge shaped | 32 | |
2961360787 | Ur | One of the earliest cities in Sumer stood on the banks of the Euphrates river in what is now southern Iraq 30,000 people once lived in his ancient city | 33 | |
2961360788 | Prime meridian | Line that splits the earth into western and eastern hemispheres | 34 | |
2961360789 | Archipelago | A group of islands | 35 | |
2961360790 | Anthropologists | Study culture or peoples unique way of life | 36 | |
2961360791 | Out of Africa theory | First species of Homo Homo habilis involved in Africa around 2 million years ago later a descendent of Homo habilis Homo erectus evolved and spread out of Africa | 37 | |
2961360792 | Hunter gatherers | Nomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods | 38 | |
2961360793 | Fertile crescent | The region in the Middle East which curves like a quarter moon shape from the Persian Gulf through Modern day southern Iraq Syria Lebanon Jordan isreal and northern Egypt | 39 | |
2961360794 | Institutions | A society of organization founded for religious educational social or similar purpose | 40 | |
2961360795 | Ziggurat | Mountain of God | 41 | |
2961360796 | Barter | Trading goods and services without money | 42 | |
2961360797 | Stone age | Invention of tools mastery over fire development of language occurred during the prehistoric period Known as the Stone Age | 43 | |
2961360798 | Australopithecines | 4,000,000 to 1,000,000 BC find in southern and eastern Africa first humanlike creature to walk upright | 44 | |
2961360799 | Homo habilis | 2,500,000 to 1,500,000 BC found in East Africa first to make stone tools | 45 | |
2961360800 | Homo erectus | 1,600,000 to 30,000 BC found in Africa Asia and Europe | 46 | |
2961360801 | Neanderthal | 200,000 to 30,000 BC fun in Europe and Southwest Asia first to have ritual burrials | 47 | |
2961360802 | Cro-Magnon | 40,000 to 8000 BC found in Europe fully modern humans created art | 48 | |
2961360803 | Nomads | Wonder from place to place rather than making permanent settlements | 49 | |
2961360804 | Institution | A long-lasting pattern of organization in the community | 50 | |
2961360805 | Advanced cities | uruk population of 10,000 lagash population of 19,000 umma population of about 16,000 | 51 |
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