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2808723931CivilizationA society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes0
2821078287Monumental AgricultureCharacteristics of First Civilizations1
2821078954Zigguratmassive pyramidal stepped tower made of mudbricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities, but its function is unknown.2
2821082046CuneiformA form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.3
2821082047HieroglyphicsAn ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds4
2821082568Vedic TraditionBrought into the Indus River Valley and South Asia by the Aryans (Indo-Europeans)5
2821082569ZoroastrianismOne of the first monotheistic religions, particularly one with a wide following. It was central to the political and religious culture of ancient Persia.6
2821083199PolytheismBelief in many gods7
2821083200MonotheismBelief in one God8
2821083647Environmental Determinismthe idea that human behavior is controlled by the physical environment9
2821083648Mandate of HeavenChinese religious and political ideology developed by the Zhou, was the prerogative of Heaven, the chief deity, to grant power to the ruler of China.10
2821084120Pictographic Writinga type of written speech in which small pictures are used for words11
2821084121Oracle Bonesone of the animal bones or tortoise shells used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods12
2821084122Pharoaha king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political leader13
2821084773UrAncient city on Mesoptamia14
2821084774CentralizedOne ruler controls entire civilization15
2821085018Decentralizedgovernmental power is spread among more than one person or group16
2821085338City StatesMesopotamia was split into 12 city-states. Each city-state had their own government. .17
2821092046Ancestor VenerationVeneration of the dead or ancestor reverence is based on the beliefs that the dead have a continued existence, and may possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living, the worship of deceased ancestors18
2821092047Aryansnomads from Europe and Asia who migrated to India and finally settled; vedas from this time suggest beginning of caste system19
2821092048Hierachya ranking system in which each thing is placed above or below others20
2821092403Divine(adj.) godly, exceedingly wonderful (Terribly fond of desserts, she found the rich chocolate cake to be divine.)21
2821092404BarteringExchanging products or services with others by agreeing on their values without using money.22
2821092405IrrigationA way of supplying water to an area of land23
2821092792Hammarabi's codeEye for an eye24
2821092793Iron MetallurgyExtraction of iron from its ores. allowed for cheaper stronger production of weapons and tools. More abundant than tin and copper25
2821092794ChariotsA military advance created and used by the Assyrians and Hittites that used a two-wheeled cart pulled by horses26

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