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62 Cards in this Set
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history
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study of the past
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culture
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the knowledge,beliefs,customs,and values of a group of people
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archaeology
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study of the past based on what people left behind
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fossil
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a part or an imprint
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artifacts
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objects created by and used by humans
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primary source
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is an account of an event by someone who took part in it
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secondary source
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is information gathered by someone who didn't go to the event or witnessed it
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geography
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a study of earth's physical and cultural features
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landforms
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the natural features of the land's surface
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climate
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the pattern of weather conditions in a certain area
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enviroment
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includes all living and nonliving things that affect life in an area
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region
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is an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas
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resources
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materials found in the earth that people need and value
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prehistory
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call of time before there was writing
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hominid
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an early ancestor of humans
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ancestor
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a relative that lived in the past
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tool
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a handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task
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Paleolithic Era
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known as Old Stone Age
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society
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a community of people who share a common culture
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hunter-gatherers
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people who hunt animals and gather wild plants,seeds,fruits,and nuts to survive
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migrate
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to move
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ice ages
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known as freezing times
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land bridge
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a strip of land connecting two continents
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Mesolithic Era
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known as (Middle Stone Age)
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Neolithic Era
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known as (New Stone Age)
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domestication
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process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans
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agriculture
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farming
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Megaliths
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huge stones used as monuments
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Fertile Crescent
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a large arc of rich fertile farmland
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silt
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a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
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irrigation
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a way of supplying water
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canals
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human-made waterways
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surplus
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more than needed
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division of labor
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a type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in
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rural
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countryside areas
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urban
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city areas
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city-state
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consisted of a city and countryside all around it
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Gilgamesh
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Uruk's king
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Sargon
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an Akkadian emperor
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empire
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a land with different territories and people under a single rule
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polythesium
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worship of many gods
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priests
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people who performed religious ceremonies
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social hierarchy
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division of society by rank or class
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cuneiform
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the world's first writing system
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pictographs
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picture symbols
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scribe
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a writer
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epics
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long poems that tell stories
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architecture
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the science of building
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ziggurat
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a pyramid-shaped temple tower
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monarch
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a ruler of a kingdom or empire
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Hammurabi's Code
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was a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
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chariot
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a wheeled horse-drawn cart used in battle
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Nebuchadnezzar
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most famous Chaldean king
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alphabet
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is a set of letters that can be combined to form words
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cataracts
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strong rapids
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delta
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a triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river
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Menes
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a leader of Upper Egypt
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pharaoh
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the title used for rulers of Egypt
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dynasty
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a series of rulers from the same family
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Old Kingdom
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a period in Egyptian history
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Khufu
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the most famous pharoah of Egypt
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nobles
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people from rich and powerful families
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