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68 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF ORAL TRADITIONS
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STORIES PASSED DOWN BY WORD OF MOUTH
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GEOGRAPHY
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THE STUDY OF EARTHS SUFACE AND THE PROCESSES THAT SHAPE IT
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WHAT ARE SOME RESOURCES OF A PERSON LIVING NEAR WATER AND GOOD SOIL
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THEY HAVE WATER TO DRINK TO GROW CROPS AND LIVE OFF OF . SOME RESOURCES OF GOOD SOIL IS THEY CAN GROW CROPS TO EAT AND TO SURVIVE
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WHAT KIND OF AX DID THE ICE MAN HAVE
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A BRONZE AX
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HOW LONG AGO WAS THE ICE MAN LIVING
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5,000 YRS AGO
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WHEN DID SCIENTISTS FIND THE ICE MANS BODY
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1991( BY CHANCE)
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WHAT IS AN ARCHAEOLIGIST
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ARE SCIENTISTS WHO EXAMINE OBJECTS TO LEARN ABOUT PAST PEOPLES AND CULTURES
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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HISTORY
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THE WRITTEN AND OTHER RECORDED EVENTS OF PEOPLE
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WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF PREHISTORY
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TIME BEFORE HISTORY OR TIME BEFORE WRITING WAS INVENTED
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HOMINID
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A MODERN HUMAN OR A MEMBER OF AN EARLIER GROUP THAT MAY HAVE INCLUDED ANCESTORS OR RELATIVES OF A MODERN HUMANS
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STONE AGE
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A PERIOD OF TIME DURING WHICH HOMINIDS MADE LASTING TOOLS AND WEAPONS MAINLY FROM STONE THE EARLIEST KNOWN PERIOD OF PREHISTORIC CULTURE
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NOMAD
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A PERSON WHO HAS NO SETTLED HOME
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DOMESTICATE
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TO ADAPT WILD PLANTS OR TAME WILD ANIMALS AND TO BREED THEM FOR HUMAN USE
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HOW MANY STONE AGES WERE THERE
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3 STONE AGES
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WHAT WERE THE 3 STONE AGES
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THE OLD STONE AGE THE MIDDLE STONE AGE AND THE NEW STONE AGE
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WHAT STONE AGE LEARNED HOW TO USE FIRE
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THE NEW STONE AGE
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WHAT STONE AGE LEARNED HOW TO HUNT OR TO BE GATHERS
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THE MIDDLE STONE AGE
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WHAT WAS THE CHALLENGE OF OF DOMESTICATION
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THEY TRIED TO DOMESTICATE MANY ANIMALS AND THEY FAILED TO DOMESTICATE MANY ANIMALS
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WHAT WILD ANIMALS DID THE EGYPTIANS AND ASSYRIANS TAME FOR HUNTING
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WILD CHEETAHS
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TRUE OR FALSE HUNTER-GATHERERS MADE THEIR OWN TOOLS AND WEAPONS USING STONE , WOOD BONE,AND ANIMAL SINEW
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TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE A PREHISTORIC HARPON IS MADE FROM A REINDEER BONE WHICH WAS FOUND IN EUROPE
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TRUE
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TRUE OR FALSE HUNTERS-GATHERERS LIVED IN CAVES OR HUMAN MADE SHELTERS
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TRUE
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WHAT IS IRRIGATION
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SUPPLYING LAND WITH WATER THROUGH A NETWORK OF CANALS
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WHAT IS A SURPLUS
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MORE THAN IS NEEDED
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ARTISAN
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A SKILLED WORKER (WORKS WITH POTTERY ANYTHING WITH ART)
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WHAT IS CIVILIZATION
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A SOCIETY WITH CITIES , A CENTRAL GOVERMENT , JOB SPECIALIZATION AND SOCIAL CLASSES
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WHAT IS A SOCIAL CLASS
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A GROUP OF PEOLE WITH SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS INCOMES AND WAYS OF LIVING
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TRUE OR FALSE BY A.D. THE WORLDS POPULATION REACHED ABOUT 275 THOUSAND
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FALSE IT REACHED 275 MILLION
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WHAT IS A SCRIBE
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A PROFESSIONAL WRITER
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WHAT IS THE FERTILE CRESENT
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A REGION IN SOUTHWEST ASIA SITE OF THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS
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WHAT IS A CITY-STATE
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A CITY THAT IS ALSO A SEPARATE , INDEPENDENT STATE
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WHAT IS POLYTHEISM
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THE BELIEF IN MANY GODS
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WHAT IS A MYTH
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A TRADITIONAL STORY IN SOME CULTURES A LEGEND THST EXPLANINS PEOPLES BELIEFS
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WHAT IS AN EMPIRE
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MANY TERRITORIES AND PEOPLES CONTROLLED BY ONE GOVERMENT
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WHAT IS BABYLON
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THE CAPITAL OF BABYLONIA A CITY OF GREAT WEALTH AND LUXARY
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WHAT IS A CARAVAN
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A GROUP OF TRAVELERS JOURNEYING TOGETHER
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WHAT IS A BAZAAR
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A MARGET SELLING DIFFERNENT KINDS OF GOODS
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WHAT IS ZOROASTRIANISM
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A RELIGION THAT DEVELOPED IN ANCIENT PERSIA
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WHAT IS THE ALPHABET
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A SET OF SYMBOLS THAT REPRESENT THE SOUNDS OF A LANGUAGE
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WHAT IS MONOTHEISM
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THE BELIEF IN ONE GOD
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WHAT IS A FAMINE
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A TIME WHEN THERE IS SO LITTLE FOOD THAT MANY PEOPLE STARVE
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WHAT IS A EXILE
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TO FORCE SOMEONE TO LIVE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
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WHAT IS AN CONVENANT
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A BINDING AGREEMENT
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WHO WAS MOSES
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A ISRAELITE LEADER WHOM THE TORAH CREDITS WITH LEADING THE ISRAELITES FROME EGYPT TO CANAAN
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WHAT IS A PROPHET
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A RELIGIOUS TEACHER WHO IS REGARDED AS SOMEONE WHO SPEAKS FOR GOD OR FOR A GOD
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WHAT IS A DIASPORA
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THE SCATTERING OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMON BACKROUND OR BELIEFS
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WHAT IS NUBIA
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AN ANCIENT REGION IN THE NILE RIVER VALLEY ON THE SITE OF PRESENT DAY SOUTHERN EGYPT AND NOTHERN SUDAN
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WHAR IS A CATARACT
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A LARGE WATERFALL ANY STRONG FLOOD OR RUSH OF WATER
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WHAT IS A DELTA
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A PLAIN AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER FORMED WHEN SEDIMENT IS DESIPOTED BY FLOWING WATER
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WHAT IS SILT
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FINE SOIL FOUND ON RIVER BOTTOMS
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WHAT IS A PHAROAH
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THE TITLE OF THE KINGS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
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WHAT IS A DYNASTY
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A SERIES OF RULERS FROM THE SAME FAMILY OR ENTHIC GROUP
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WHAT IS ABSOULUTE POWER
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COMPLETE CONTROL OVER SOMEONE OR SOMETHING
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WHAT IS A REGENT
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SOMEONE WHO RULES FOR A CHILD UNTIL THE CHILD IS OLD ENOUGH TO RULE
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HOW MANY EGYPTIAN KINGDOMS WERE THERE
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3 KINGDOMS
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WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE 3 KINGDOMS
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THE OLD KINGDOM THE MIDDLE KINGDOM THE NEW KINGDOM
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WHAT DID THEY HAVE IN THE NEW KINGDOM THAT THE MIDDLE KINGDOM DID NOT HAVE
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THE MIDDLE KINGDOM HAD RICHES AND LESS WEAPONS TO FIGHT WITH THE NEW KINGDOM HAD BETTER WEAPONS AND BETTER SKILLS IN FIGHTING BUT THEY HAD LESS RICHES
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WHAT IS THE AFTERLIFE
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A LIFE AFTER DEATH
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WHAT IS A MUMMY
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A DEAD BODY PRESERVED IN LIFELIKE CONDITION
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WHAT IS A PYRAMID
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A HUGE BUILDING WITH 4 SLOPING TRIANGLE SHAPED SIDES BUILT AS ROYAL TOMBS IN EGYPT
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WHAT IS THE GIZA
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AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CITY THE SITE OF GREAT PYRAMID
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WHAT IS THE HERIOGLYPHS
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PICTURES AND OTHER WRITTEN SYMBOLS THAT STAND FOR IDEAS THINGS OR SOUND
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WHAT IS A PAPYRUS
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AN EARLY FORM OF PAPER MADE FROM A REED PLANT FOUND INTHE MARSHY AREA OF THE NILE DELTA THE PLANT USED TO MAKE THIS PAPER
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WHAT IS ASTRONOMER
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A SCIENTIST WHO STUDIES THE STARS AND OTHER OBJECTS IN THE SKY
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WHAT IS A ORE
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A MINERAL OR COMBINATION OF MINERALS MINED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METALS
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WHAT IS LOWER NUBIA
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THE REGION OF ANCIENT NUBIA BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND NILE CATARACTS
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WHAT IS UPPER NUBIA
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THE REGION OF ANCIENT NUBIA BETWEEN THE SECOND AND SIXTH NILE CATARACTS
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WHAT IS A ARTISAN
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A WORKER WHO IS SKILLED IN CRAFTING GOODS BY HAND
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