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World History - Unit 1 Flashcards

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7077195321HieroglyphicsEgyptian writing system0
7077195322ziggurata massive pyramidal steeped tower made of mud-bricks associated with religion1
7077195323cuneiformSumerian writing system2
7077195324polytheistica belief in many gods3
7077195325monotheistica belief in one God4
7077195326theocracya government controlled by religious leaders5
7077195327Nile Riverthe longest river in the world. It is 4,000 miles long6
7077195328Fertile Crescenta geographical area of fertile land that stretches from the Nile River to the Tigris and Euphrates7
7077195329Indus River Valleychronologically, the 3rd urban hearth, dating 2200 BCE8
7077195330Mesopotamiaa region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that developed the 1st urban societies9
7077195331Nile River Valleychronologically, the second urban hearth, dating 3200 BCE10
7077195332Huang He River Valleyknown as the yellow river valley located in the earliest Chinese settlement11
7077195333patriarchalmale dominance12
7077195334matriarchalfemale dominance13
7077195335Sanskritan Indo-European, Indic language, since 1200 bc14
7077195336prehistorya period before writing15
7077195337fossilsrock-like remains of biological organisms16
7077195338Archaeologystudy of artifacts and relics of early mankind17
7077195339Anthropologystudy of human life and culture18
7077195340artifactsobjects made by humans19
7077195341hominidhuman20
7077195342Homo sapiens sapiensearly modern humans means wise, wise human21
7077195343Australopithecussouthern ape22
7077195344Paleolithic AgeOld Stone Age. Humans used simple stone tools23
7077195345nomadshunters and gatherers24
7077195346Catalhuyukan important neolithic site what is now Turkey25
7077195347JerichoOldest Neolithic community26
7077195348Neolithic AgeThe beginning of systematic agriculture27
7077195349systematic agriculturethe organized growing of food on a regular basis28
7077195350domesticationthe taming of plants and animals for human use29
7077195351artisansskilled workers30
7077195352monarchskings or queens31
7077195353civilizationa complex culture in which large numbers of human beings share a number of common elements32
7077195354cultureway of life33
7077195355city-statesa city that has political and economic control over the surrounding countryside34
7077195356SargonLeader of the Akkadians35
7077195357Hammurabi Law Codea strict ancient law code that enforced an eye for an eye and a tooth for a toothph36
7077195358pharaohEgyptian monarch meaning great house or palace37
7077195359mummificationa process of slowly drying a dead body38
7077195360Himalayathe highest mountains in the world39

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