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21 Cards in this Set
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the raising of crops for food
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agriculture
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objects made and used by early humans
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artifacts
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skilled workers
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artisans
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complex culture that can produce a surplus of food, establish large towns with a government, and has people who can perform different jobs
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civilization
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group of early people appearing about 35,000 years ago in europe
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cro-magons
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spread of culture from one area of the world to another
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cultural diffusion
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beliefs, knowledge, and patterns of living that a group of people aquire by living together
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culture
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characterstic of civilizations in which idfferent people perform jobs
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divisons of labor
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taming of animals such as cattle, goats, sheep, and pigs
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domestication
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early humans and other humanlike creatures
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hominids
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early people who lived by hunting animals and gathering plants for food
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hunter-gathers
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system of ditches and canals that transports water from a source into an agricultural field
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irrigation
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hill or montain in greece that included a fort as well as temples and other public buildings
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acropolis
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a high hill that marked the center of ancient athens
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acropolis
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chinese medical practice of inserting needle into certain areas of the body
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acupuncture
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marketplace in a city-state in greece
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agora
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collection of the ideas and teachings on confucius
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analects
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belief that spirits inhabit everything
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animism
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bridgelike structures that carry water
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aqueducts
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curved stucture over an opening
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arch
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rulers in ancient athens who served one-year terms
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archons
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