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18 Cards in this Set
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People in the Old Stone Age got their food by:
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-hunting animals
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For the first time ever, people during the New Stone Age began to:
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farm the land
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What does the prefix -pre mean in the words "prehistoric" and "prehistory?"
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before
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Two main rivers of Mesopotamia are the:
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Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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In ancient times, the people most likely responsible for helping to spread new ideas and tools were:
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traders
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The beginning of farming changed the way early people lived. How?
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people settled in one place
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The Fertile Crescent became a place where civilization developed. Why?
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the two rivers created very rich farmland
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Animals were used to help humans with work (farming) and travel. They tamed the animals or __________ them.
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domesticated
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Having more than you need
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surplus
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The belief in only one god
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monotheism
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The belief in many gods
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polytheism
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A professional writer
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scribe
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A time of very little food; people starve to death
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famine
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Group of traders that travel together
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caravan
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The people who were led to monotheism by Abraham. God promised them a great nation of their own.
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Israelites
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The prophet who led the Israelites to monotheism.
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Abraham
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The prophet who helped the Israelites escape from Egypt. God also gave him the ten commandments
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Moses
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The early Israelites recorded events and laws in this text
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The Old Testament
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