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15 Cards in this Set
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geography
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study of people that relates to their environment and resources around them.
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longitude
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coordinates that specify the north south position
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latitude
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coordinates that specify the west east position
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prime meridian
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longitude 0
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equator
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latitude 0
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map
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shows political and or physical features and their location
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paleolithic
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the old stone age
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neolithic
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the new stone age ; women discovered farming domesticated animals
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nomadic
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to move around and follow the food.
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BC ; BCE
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before christ ; before common era
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AD ; CE
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anno demini ; common era
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eight features of civilization
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cities ; central government ; complex religions ; job specialization ; social classes ; writing ; art and architecture ; public works
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five main ancient rivers
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nile river ( egypt); huang he river (china); euphrates river (mesopotamia); tigres (mesopotamia)
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cultural diffusion
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spread of customs and ideas throught rade, war and travel.
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polytheistic
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believing in more than one god.
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