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7253207891paleoanthropologythe study of the history of human evolution through fossil record0
7253207892mythstory1
7253207893Caste SystemA Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life2
7253207894HominidAn early ancestor of humans3
7253207895Homo sapiensScientific name for humans4
7253207896Homo erectusthe closest thing to look like present day humans5
7253207897Shamana person believed to have the power to summon spirits and heal the sick6
7253207898Neolithic"New Stone Age"7
7253207899Innovationsomething created independently but shared8
7253207900Diffusionthe spreading of something more widely9
7253207901Ziggurata pyramid shaped temple tower10
7253207902Hammurabi's Codefirst written code/set of laws that all were expected to obey.11
7253207903pictogramsA pictorial symbol or sign representing an object or concept12
7253207904cuneiformA form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.13
7253207905IdeogramsPictures or symbols that stand for ideas14
7253207906hieroglyphicsEgyptian writing system15
7253207907Amon-Resun god16
7253207908osirisGod of the underworld17
7253207909Great SphinxGiant sculpture of half man, half cat18
7253207910MesopotamiaBirthplace of the Sumerian civilization among many others.19
7253207911Indus Rivera large river surrounded by fertile land in modern India/Pakistan.20
7253207912Mandate of Heaventhe belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods21
7253207913Zimbabwecentral African royal stone courts.22
7253207914Oracle bonesUsed to predict the future23
7253207915Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Hanfirst Chinese dynasties24

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