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4548021441MigrationMovement from one part of something to another0
4548021442CentralizedConcentrate under a single authority1
4548022527BantuCollective name of a large group of sub-Saharan African languages and of the peoples speaking these languages2
4548023062ShangThe dominant people in the earliest Chinese dynasty for which we have written records (ca. 1750-1027 B.C.E.). Ancestor worship, divination by means of oracle bones, and the use of bronze vessels for ritual purposes were major elements of Shang culture.3
4548024764PhoeniciansSemitic-speaking Canaanites living on the coast of modern Lebanon and Syria in the first millennium B.C.E. From major cities such as Tyre and Sidon, Phoenician merchants and sailors explored the Mediterranean, and engaged in widespread commerce4
4548025809Harrappa/Mohenjo DaroCivilizations along the Indus River valley5
4548025810Nile River Valleyfertile land in North Africa near the Nile River6
4548026224ForageSearch widely for food or provisions7
4548026225Commoditiesa raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold8
4548026867Neolithic Revolutionthe origin and consequences the introduction of agriculture, domestication of animals, and a more sedentary life during the later part of the Stone Age9
4548026868Climatethe weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period10
4548029422Domesticatedan animal that is tame and kept as a pet or on a farm.11
4548029911PastorialismA type of agriculture activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter. (Domesticating Livestock for agricultural purposes)12
4548029912Hierarchya system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.13
4548030421Specializationthe process of concentrating on and becoming expert in a particular subject or skill.14
7348846225PaleolithicThe period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. It predates the Neolithic period15
7348847646Governancethe action or manner of governing.16
7348849663Divineof, from, or like God or a god.17
7348852158Emergencethe process of coming into being, or of becoming important or prominent.18
7348857990Patriarchya form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line.19
7348859897Commercialmaking or intended to make a profit20
7348862419Artisana worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand21
7348864768Diffusionthe spreading of something more widely.22
7348866790Agrarianrelating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land23
7348925653Surplusan amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand.24
7348927169Externalbelonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something25
7348929031Internalof or situated on the inside26
7348930815Mobilizemake (something) movable or capable of movement27
7348933307Disseminatespread or disperse (something, especially information) widely28
7348935481Dissolutionthe closing down or dismissal of an assembly, partnership, or official body.29
7348940616Alliancea state of being joined or associated30
7348942284Monumentalgreat in importance, extent, or size31
7348945251Subsequentcoming after something in time; following32
7348947535Vedicrecords of Aryans describe deities - one was the war leader and strongest on Indra, destroyer of cities and god of thunder and storm. rituals for the gods is found in the vedas = 4 books of sacred knowledge originally recited orally in Sanskrit. the oldest - Rig Veda = collection of hyms from 1800 to 1300. by late Vedic period, Hindu gods were Shiva and Vishnu - examples of Brahma = universal, eternal force33
7348950260Hebrew MonotheismDefinition: The Hebrew idea of there being only one God and none other. This God is not anthropomorphic but is omnipotent Cause: Diffusion of Zoroastrianism ; nature gods; the need to bring together a people Consequence: Has influenced countless religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc. Unification of peoples' through religion; no individual gods to blame for ex. Losing a war or no rainfall for crops34
7348960028Facilitatemake (an action or process) easy or easier35
7348961253Interregionalrelatinɡ to or occurring between different regions.36
7348964904Zoroastrianismdual gods of equal power to form early monotheism; Persian; cosmic struggle over good and bad; those that do good go to heaven and bad go to hell; influenced Judaism and Christianity37
7348966009TransregionalAcross regions38
7348969975Oceaniathe islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia39
7348973453OlmecThey were the first major civilization in Mexico40
7348979950Mesopotamiaan ancient region in west Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq41
7348986539ChavinFirst major urban civilization in South America (900-250 B.C.E.) . It's capital, Chavín de Huantar, was located in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Chavín became politically and economically dominant in a densely populated region that included two distinct ecological zones, the Peruvian Costal Plain and the Andean Foothills42
7348990117B.C.EBefore Common Era43
7348991289C.E.Common Era44

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