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87761147AmenhotepPharoah of Egypt who adopted a new monotheistic religion0
87761148Amon-reThe most popular and influential religious figure/god through out Egyptians history1
87761149Andes MountainsHome to the early Incan Civilization2
87761150ArchaeologyThe study of cultures through their material remains.3
87761151AryansA group of nomadic and pastoral people who spread to south Asia. They reached the Ganges Valley in 1000 BCE and became the successors of the Harappan civilization of India.4
87761152BantuEarly language of Africa5
87765793ChavinAn early civilization that preceded The Incas in Northern Peru.6
87765794ChinampaFloating gardens that were farmed on by meso-american civilizations.7
87765795CitadelsA strong building to protect form attacks.8
87765796CIty-State/PolisSelf-governing city surrounded by its territory.9
87765797Cosmo-magical CityA city deemed to be sacred or has a mythological association. Uruck of Mesopotamia is said to have been ruled by the great her/king Gilgamesh.10
87765798CuneiformThe first written language characterized by its slim, triangular elements.11
87792025ErlitouThe center or The Xia Dynasty in China during the bronze age.12
87792026Fertile CrescentGeographical area of fertile land stretching from the Nile to the Tigris/Euphrates13
87792027GizaHome of the most famous pyramids and tombs including the Sphinx which looks like a lion but is said to depict King Kafre. Located near the modern city of Ciaro.14
87792028HammurabiKing who connected Sumer and Akkad into one large superpower under the Code of Hammurabi.15
87792029HarappaOne of the largest urban settlements in the Indus Valley.16
87792030HieroglyphsA system of writing derived from pictograms and ideograms which is responsible for giving archaeologists insight to the culture of the Egyptians.17
87792031HistoriographyThe study of history and the writing of history.18
87792032IdeogramA character in a writing system that represents the idea of a thing rather than its name.19
87792033Indus RiverOne of the 7 first sites of primary urbanization located in West India.20
87792034InnovationThe independent development of ideas.21
87792035DiffusionThe spread of techniques or ideas.22
87814768Jenne JenoThe first well known indigenous city in sub saharan Africa where inhabitants lived in neighboring independent clusters rather than a single urban center23
87814769JerichoAn ancient city of Palestine, north of the dead sea24
87814770Longshan CultureA more sophisticated modern improvement of the neolithic culture25
87814771MayaA meso-American civilization characterized by its developed cities, monumental architecture and numerous amounts of sacrifice26
87814772MesopotamiaA civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The oldest of seven locations that innovated primary urbanization27
87814773Mohenjo-daroOne of the largest cities of the indus valley civilization of ancient India28
87817460Niger RiverFirst urbanized by the nomadic Bantu people29
87817461Nile RiverProvided natural irrigation and fertile land to the early Egyptians30
87817462NomesThe administrative units of upper Egypt31
87817463Old KingdomPeriod from 2700 to 2200 BCE that fell due to weakened central government.32
87817464New KingdomPeriod from 1550 to 1050 BCE when irrigation improved and kings became known as Pharohs33
87817465OlmecsA southern Mexican civilization that was the predecessor of Maya and Aztec34
87817466Oracle BonesPieces of animal bones used by Shang dynasty priests to predict the future of their dynasty.35
87821015Osiris and HorusTwo of the most important god in Eqyptian Civilizations.36
87821017PatriarchyA system of society where the male is the head of the family.37
87821018PictogramA pictoral representation of an object or thought.38
87821020Popul VahMayan collection of creation myths.39
87821022Rosetta StoneA rock that is covered in inscriptions of hieroglyphs, Egyptian Demotic and Greek.40
87821023SemitesArabs, Armenians, Jews and Ethiopians41
87821024Shang DynastyThis Dynasty came after the Xia Dynasty and before the Zhou Dynasty. Oracle bones were used during this dynasty.42
87821025SpecializationDevoting oneself to a particular occupation.43
87821027SumeriansLived in modern day Iran and Iraq.44
87821028TeotihuacanOne of the first areas of urbanization in the new world.45
87821030The Book of the DeadA compilation of many ancient Egyptian texts about the security of eternal happiness after death.46
87821031The Epic of GilgameshA series of tales about the hero Gilgamesh.47
87821032The Great Pyramids of KhufuA monument in Egypt showing that the Pharoah was seen as a god48
87821034TikalONe of the largest, most elaborate Mayan cities. It was a religious and political city.49
87821035ToltecsA central AMerican Civilization in the Valley of Mexico. It was widespread from the Yucatan to Northern Mexico.50
87821037Xia DynastyDynasty during CHina's bronze age from 2700 BC to 260051
87821038Yangshao CultureAmong the first people to settle around the Huang He river.52
87821040ZapotecsSmall Meso American society in the Oaxaca Valley.53
87821041Zhou dynastyDynasty with many advancements in religion and administration from 1122 to 480.54
87821042Zigguratsrectangular tiered temple constructed by ancient mesopotamians.55
87821043ZimbabewesLocal rulers lived in these for protection in modern Zimbabwe and Mozambique.56

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