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57 Cards in this Set
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Prehistoric
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Before written history
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Ritual
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Relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony
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Artifacts
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An object made or used by people in the past
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Migrate
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To move from one geographic region to another
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Anthropologist
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A scientist who studies human development and culture
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Agriculture
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The business of farming
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Biped
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A two footed animal
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Trade
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The business of buying and selling or exchanging items
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land-bridge
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A piece of land connecting two continents
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Domesticate
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To train a wild animal to be useful to humans
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Irrigation System
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A means of supplying land with water
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Sumerians
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Ancient people who lived in the geographic region of Sumer
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Levee
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A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
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Chariot
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A two wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse
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Social Structure
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The way a civilization is organized
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Cuneiform
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Writing that uses wedged shaped characters
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Aqueduct
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A pipe or channel that brings water from distant places
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Ziggurat
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An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower
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Bas-relief
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A sculpture in which the image projects out from a flat surface
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Siege
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A military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender
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Delta
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An area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river
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Vegetation
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The plants of a place or region
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Papyrus
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A tough water plant used to make paper and rope in ancient times
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Topography
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The surface features of a place or region such as mountains or deserts
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Astronomy
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The studies of stars and plants
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Descendant
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A daughter or son, granddaughter or grandson, and so on
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Covenant
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A agreement or promise
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Nomad
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A person who moves from place to place with no permanent home
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Exodus
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The escape of the hebrews from egyptian slavery
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Sacrifice
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A gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods
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Ark of the Covenant
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The chest containing the ten commandments, written on stone tablets, that the hebrews carried with them during their wanderings after their flight from egypt
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Glacier
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a huge mass of ice that slowly slides over a land area
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Monsoon
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A strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern asia in the summer
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Plateau
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A flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, above the land around it
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Sanskrit
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An ancient language of India
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Brahmanism
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An ancient Indian religion in which the Brahmins (priests and religious scholars) are the dominant class
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Caste
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A class, or group, in hindu society
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Reincarnation
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The belief that a persons soul is reborn into a new body after death
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Vedas
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A collection of hindu's sacred writings
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Nirvana
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An ideal state of happiness and peace
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Alms
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Goods given to the poor
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Ascetic
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A person who gives up worldly pleasures
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Pilgrimage
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A journey to a holy place
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Oasis
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A place where water can be found in a desert
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Silt
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Fine particles of rock
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Tributary
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A stream that feeds into a larger river
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Feudalism
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A system of government based on land owners and tenants
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Mandate of Heaven
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A power or law believed to be granted by God
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Mirage
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An image of something that isn't really there, such as water
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Civil Servant
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A person who works for a government
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Yang
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One half of the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature; the opposite of yin
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Yin
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One half of the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature; the opposite of yang
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Caravan
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A group of people traveling together
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Shelter
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A place that provides protection from weather, such as a house
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Colonist
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A person who lives in a colony
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Merchant
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A person who make money by selling goods
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Settlement
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A small community or village
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