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20 Cards in this Set
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what species of hominids disappeared 30000 years ago and still baffles Archaeologists?
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neanderthal
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what early species of hominids was the first to migrate, use tools, fire, and have a spoken language?
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homo erectus
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what was the name of the system of writing created by Sumerians
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cuneform
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what ancient village in Turkey had colorful wall paintings
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cat hayus
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what was the dramatic and far reaching change in human life was cause by the discovery of farming
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Neolithic revolution
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list three things a ziggurat was used for
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center of government, religious ceremonys, storage place
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what charateristic of civilization produced historical narrative and epic poetry
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writing
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what did the shanidar cave reveal about the Neanderthal
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religious beliefs
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what age came after stone age
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bronze age
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besides walking upright what important characteristic did Lucy have
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she had an opposite thumb
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what substance did sumer metal workers create to make tools harder then copper
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bronze
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what are trade, specialize work, government, record keeping, and advance technology characteristics of?
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civilization
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what economic activity characterized the advance cities in sumer
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trade
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what ancient city was founded on the banks of the Euphrates river
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ur
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what is the term for a unique way of a from group of people
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culture
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why was the development of government necessary in cities like ur
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control population
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in what well defined social classes did the people of ur live
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rulers and Prest,wealthy merchant, and cirtisins
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what type of life did an agriculture village replace
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nomatic
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what did Mary Leakey discover of footprints indicate about hominids
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walked upright
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what does prehistory mean
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history before man new how to write
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