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4288438363Nomadconstantly moving people, following the food0
4288438364Foraging Societiessmall nomadic groups of hunter-gatherers1
4288438365Pastoral Societiesfirst domesticated animals2
4288438366CuneformSumerian writing3
4288438367Polytheisticworship of more than one god4
4288438368ZigguratSumerian temples, terraced pyramids5
4288438369Code of Hammurabilegal code in Babylon6
4288438370PharaohsRulers of Egypt7
4288438371HieroglyphicsEgyptian writing, pictures represents letters and words8
4288438372Mummificationembaming of Egyptian bodies9
4288438373Pyramidlarge structures, tombs of pharohs in the Old Kindom of Egypt10
4288438374River Valleytype of place early civilizations formed in11
4288438375Calendarsystem for organizing days, Egyptians developed a reliable one12
4288438376HinduismReligeon evolved from Aryan beliefs, caste system, main religion in India, study Vedas13
4288438377The Vedas & The Upshanidsrecord of Aryan beliefs, now studied by Hindus14
4288438378Caste SystemHindu system, strict social hierchy, originaly warriors-priests-peasants, now- from top to bottom- 1. Brahmans 2. Warriors 3. Landowners & Merchants 4. Peasants15
4288438379Patriarchymen are above women, leader is eldest male16
4288438380Mandate of Heavenheaven only lets a dynasty rule China if it governs justly and wisely17
4288438381Migrationpeople permanently travel, often not intentionally and/or over many generations18
4288438382Zhou Dynastyfollowed Shang dynasty, longest dynasty in China, founded by Wu Wang, maintained many of the Shang customs19
4288438383Neolithic Revolutiontransition for nomadic to agricultural societies20
4288438384Bronze Ageinvention of bronze, late Neolithic era21
4288438385Mesopotamiafertile crescent between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers22
4288438386Sumerian Civilizationscivilization in Southern Mesopotamia23
4288438387Tigris and Euphrates Riversrivers between which is MesopotamiaS24
4288438388BabylonEmpire in Mesopotamia, conquered Akkad, Code of Hammurabi25
4288438389Hittitesconquered Babylon, discovered iron, improved chariot, spokes on wheels26
4288438390Assyriansconquered Hittites, capital at Ninveheh, conquered by Medes and Chaldeans27
4288438391NebuchadnezzarChaldean King, rebuilt Babylon28
4288438392Persian Empireconquered Babylon, largest empire yet29
4288438393Egyptian Civilizationscivilization sdeveloped upon Nile River30
4288438394King Menesunited Nile river valley, built capital at Memphis31
4288438395Queen HatshepsutQueen of Egyptian new for 22 years, first known female ruler in history32
4288438396Indus Valleyvalley on Indus river in Northwestern India, home to early civilizations33
4288438397Fertile Crecentregion from Mesopotamia towards the Medditaranian sea34
4288438398Khyber Passpass through mountain which connects to the Indus Valley35
4288438399Harappa and Mohenjo-Darotwo major cities in the Indus Valley36
4288438400Aryansnomadic tribes from the north of Caucasus Mountains, defeated Indus Valley with horses and advanced weaponry, each tribe migrated to India separately37
4288438401Bantu Migrationsfarmers in Niger and Benue River valleys (Bantu) migrate south and east and impact language38
4288438402Shang Chinafirst major Chinese kingdom, patriarchy, very religious, believed they could call on dead ancestors ,oracle bones39
4288438403Olmec and Chavinearly societies in North America, not in river valleys, prove that developments in civilizations can occur independantly40
4288438404Akkadfirst major empire, starting in Northern Mesopotamia, Sargon41
4288438405Jenne-Jenofirst city in sub-Saharan Africa, reached urban density42
4288438406Bureacracygovernment organized into departments43
4288438407Nubia / Kushdeveloped at same time as ancient Egypt, conquered Egypt temporarily around 750 BCE, capital at Meroe44

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