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12 Cards in this Set
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Hammurabi
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strong king that conquered Mesopotamia, and created one of the worlds first empires
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prehistory
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the hidden traces from the prehistoric past
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empire
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a state that conquers other territories and people who then rules them
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anthropologist
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a person who studies early human beings and the way societies and cultures originate and are organized
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civilization
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the way of life-language, tools, skills, beliefs, and traditions that people develop and leave to their children
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polytheist
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a person who believes in more than one god
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domesticate
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tamed for human use
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archaeologist
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a person who studies the remains of ancient societies to learn about past ways of life
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Nile River
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River that runs through Egypt, provides rich soil, people worship it
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covenant
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a contract or pledge
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delta
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branches of a river fan out over a triangular area of land
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cataract
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rapids
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