7272098165 | Civilization | a group of people sharing a set of cultural traits - complex societies | ![]() | 0 |
7272098166 | Culture | socially transmitted patterns of actions and expression | ![]() | 1 |
7272098167 | History | the study of past events and changes | ![]() | 2 |
7272098168 | Stone Age | production of tools from stone and other nonmetallic substances like natural items such as wood | ![]() | 3 |
7272098169 | Paleolithic | evolution of human (Stone Age time period) | ![]() | 4 |
7272098170 | Neolithic | the ancient Agriculture Revolution (Stone Age time period) | ![]() | 5 |
7272098171 | Foragers | hunters and gatherers | ![]() | 6 |
7272098172 | Agriculture Revolutions | food gathering to food production (Neolithic Revolution time period) | ![]() | 7 |
7272098173 | Megaliths | structures and complexes of very large stones for ceremonial and religion purposes (Neolithic Revolution time period) | ![]() | 8 |
7272098174 | Sumerians | were responsible for the creations of Mesopotamian culture like irrigation technology, cuneiform, and religious conception | ![]() | 9 |
7272098175 | Semitic | family of related languages spoken in western Asia and northern Africa such as Hebrew, Aramaic, and Phoenician. most popular language in the Semitic family is Arabic | ![]() | 10 |
7272098176 | City - State | small independent state, urban center, and agriculture territory | ![]() | 11 |
7272098177 | Babylon | largest and most important city in Mesopotamia | ![]() | 12 |
7272098178 | Hammurabi | amorite ruler of Babylon and is known for code laws | ![]() | 13 |
7272098179 | Scribe | a professional position reserved for men, required to be able to read using cuneiforms, hieroglyphics, or cumberstoneg writing systems | ![]() | 14 |
7272098180 | Ziggurat | massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mud bricks built for religious purposes in ancient Mesopotamian cities | ![]() | 15 |
7272098181 | Amulet | small charm to protect bearer from evil | ![]() | 16 |
7272098182 | Cuneiform | a system of writing - shaped systems represented words or syllables made in Mesopotamia and now used western Asia | ![]() | 17 |
7272098183 | Bronze | an alloy of copper and with a small amount of tin | ![]() | 18 |
7272098184 | Pharaoh | the central figure in the ancient Egyptian | ![]() | 19 |
7272098185 | Ma'at | Egyptian term for the concept of divinely created and maintained order in the universe | ![]() | 20 |
7272098186 | Pyramid | a large triangular stone monument, used in Egypt and Nubia as a burial place for the king | ![]() | 21 |
7272098187 | Memphis | the capital of Old Kingdom Egypt, near the Nile Delta | ![]() | 22 |
7272098188 | Thebes | capital city of Egypt and home of the ruling dynasties during Middle and New Kingdoms | ![]() | 23 |
7272098189 | Hieroglyphics | a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represented sounds, syllables, or concept | ![]() | 24 |
7272098190 | Papyrus | a reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt | ![]() | 25 |
7272098191 | Mummy | a body preserved by chemical processes or special natural circumstances, the belief that the decreased will need it again in the afterlife - wrapping the body with linen bandages and enclosing it in a wooden sarcophagus | ![]() | 26 |
7272098192 | Harappa | one of the great cities of the Indus Valley civilizations of the third millennium B.C.E - a center for the acquisition of raw materials | ![]() | 27 |
7272098193 | Mohenjo - Daro | largest of the cities of the Indus Valley civilizations | ![]() | 28 |
7272098194 | Greece | near by Black Sea, Asia Minor (Turkey), and Aegean Sea | ![]() | 29 |
7272098195 | Mediterranean Sea | near Egypt, Nile River and Mesopotamia (Iraq) | ![]() | 30 |
7272098196 | Egypt | near Africa, Nile River and Mediterranean Sea | ![]() | 31 |
7272098197 | Red Sea | near Egypt, Nile River and Saudi Arabia | ![]() | 32 |
7272098198 | Mesopotamia (Iraq) | near Mediterranean Sea, Tigris River, and Euphrates River | ![]() | 33 |
7272098199 | Persian Gulf | near Mesopotamia (Iraq), Saudi Arabia and Persia (Iran) | ![]() | 34 |
7272098200 | Persia (Iran) | near Asia, Caspian Sea, and Tigris River | ![]() | 35 |
7272098201 | Harappa (city) | near Hindu Kush, Indus River, and Mohenjo - Daro (city) | ![]() | 36 |
7272098202 | India | near Ganges River and Himalaya | ![]() | 37 |
7272098203 | Deccan Plateau | near India, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal | ![]() | 38 |
7272098204 | Indian Ocean | near Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal | ![]() | 39 |
7272098205 | South China Sea | near Pacific Ocean and Yangzi River | ![]() | 40 |
7272098206 | Vietnam | near Yangzi River and South China Sea | ![]() | 41 |
7272098207 | China | near Yangzi River | ![]() | 42 |
7272098208 | Mongolia | near Gobi Desert and Korea | ![]() | 43 |
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