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18 Cards in this Set
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Hunter Gatherers
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groups of people in earliest time who survived by hunting or gathering food
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Neolithic Revolution
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The succession of technological innovations and changes in human organization that led to the development of agriculture 8500-3500 B.C.E.
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Stone, bone, wood, fire
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basic tools aiding in the lifestyle of early settlers
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River Valley Civilization
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civilizations located by the river, increasing agriculture and fishing
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Hammurabi's Code
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Law, code, "eye for an eye"
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Compound Bow
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more modern/complex bow
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Pyramids
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monumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom Egypt, used as burial sites for pharaohs
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Ziggurats
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a temple in the form of a pyramid, series of terraces
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Hieroglyphics
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the form of writing developed in ancient Egypt; more pictorial than Mesopotamian cuneiform
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Quipu
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System of knotted strings utilized by the Incas in place of a writing system; could contain numerical and other types of information for censuses and financial records
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Vedic
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Aryan hymns originally transmitted orally but written down in sacred books from the 6th century B.C.E.
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Animism
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A religious outlook that sees gods in many aspects of nature and propitiates them to help control and explain nature; typical of Mesopotamian religions
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Polytheism
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A religious outlook that supports the belief in multiple gods
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Monotheism
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The exclusive worship of a single god; introduced by the Jews into western civilization.
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Zoroastrianism
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Animist religion that saw material existence as a battle between forces of good & evil; stressed the importance of moral choice; righteous lived on after death in "House of Song"; chief religion of Persian Empire
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Bhagavid Ghita
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Dialogue between Arjuna & Krishna; doctrine evolved
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Bible
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the sacred writings of any religion
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Odyssey
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Greek epic poem attributed to Homer but possibly the work of many authors; defined gods and human nature that shaped Greek mythos.
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