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7379661243	demographics	statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.	0
7379661244	periodization	the process of organizing the oast into time periods	1
7379661245	paleolithic (stone age)	called the old stone age ppl worried ab food supply used stones and bones as tools ppl were nomadic hunter and gatherers	2
7379661246	neolithic revolution	around 8000 bc pls shifted from hunting animals and gathering food to keeping animals and growing food	3
7379661247	pastoral	pertaining to shepherds or herdsmen dedicated to raising sheep or cattle	4
7379661248	Hunter Gatherer	a society of hunter gatherers main goal was to scavenge for plants and animals to eat. they way they got it was by looking for it, not by domesticating anything to get it	5
7379661249	agrarian	referring to land or its cultivation	6
7379661250	domestication	the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans	7
7379661251	sedentary	remaining in one place. sedentary societies grew food and raised domesticated animals. they were more like farmers that hunter gatherers	8
7379661252	civilization	an advanced society with complex legal, political, social, and religious organizations	9
7379661253	nomad	societies of ppl who spend time cattle and sheep herding. nomads are typically found on the fringes of civilized societies. the civilized societies often refer to nomads as "barbarian"	10
7379661254	cuneiform	the sumarians developed a form of writing using clay tablets and a wedge shaped stylus.	11
7379661255	animism	a religion in which spirits play an important role in regulating daily life. gods explain nature. typically mesopotamia	12
7379661256	ziggurat	an extremely large tower that is usually associated to mesopotamian complexes.	13
7379661257	city state	one of the many political organizations that is usually associated with the mesopotamian civilization. city states are made of agricultural hinterlands that are controlled by an urban king.	14
7379661258	pyramids	old kingdoms egypts monumental architecture. pyramids were often used as burial sites for pharos	15
7379661259	bronze age	a period of ancient human culture that was known for using bronze. ppl used bronze for weapons and implements. the bronze age began between 4000 and 3000 bc. the bronze age occurred between the stone age and the iron age.	16
7379661260	hierarchy	a system pertaining to a series of ordered groups of ppl or things	17
7379661261	patriarchy	a system of government led by the eldest man/father that's is passed down the male line for generations.	18