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29 Cards in this Set
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Agricultural Revolution
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Another name for the Neolithic Revolution
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Hunter-gatherers
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People who get their food by moving around to hunt roving bands of animals and to gather wild plants
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domestication
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The taming of animals and plants to human use
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Jared Diamond
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Geographer who believed that natural advantages explain why some areas of the world are more developed than others
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climate
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the average precipitation and temperature of a particular place or region over a period of years
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Semi-arid
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A mid latitude climate with only 10-20 inches of precipitation a year
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Humid continental
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A mid latitude climate that has four distinct seasons with 40-60 inches of precipitation a year
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steppe
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Dry, grass covered plains
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civilization
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A form of culture characterized by cities, specialized worker, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology
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artisan
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A skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand
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Sumerians
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People from ancient Sumer, who formed the earliest cradle of civilization
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cuneiform
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A system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols, invented by the Sumerians
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ziggurat
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A tiered, pyramid-shaped building that formed part of a Sumerian temple
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scribe
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One of the professional record keepers in early civilizationsHammurabi A noted lawgiver who ruled the Babylonian Empire at its peak
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resources
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Natural materials that can be used to make other objects
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cataract
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A waterfall or obstruction in a river caused by a drop in elevation
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topography
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the shape and height and depth of the features of a place, a description of the landforms of a place
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pharaoh
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A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader
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pyramid
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A massive structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides, like those built in Egypt as burial places for Old Kingdom pharaohs.
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hieroglyphics
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An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
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mummification
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Embalming and drying the corpse to prevent it from decaying.
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papyrus
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A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paperlike material for writing on
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monsoons
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Seasonal winds affecting India by bringing summer rains from the Indian Ocean and dry winter winds from across the Himalayas.
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Shang
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The first historical dynasty and the beginning of early civilization in China.
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dynasty
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A ruling family
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Oracle bones
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Animal bones and tortoise shells on which Shang priests wrote questions for the gods.
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Maya
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A pre-Columbian civilization that built great cities and pyramids in what is now Guatemala
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Aztec
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A Pre-Columbian civilization that built great cities and pyramids central Mexico.
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Inca
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A Pre-Columbian civilization that united a vast empire in the Andes Mountain
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