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22 Cards in this Set
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Homo Sapiens |
Reasoning man. This is the species to which all modern day people belong. |
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Homo Erectus |
Upright man. An extinct species of humans that lived during the Pleistocene Epoch from about 1.6 million years ago to 250,000 years ago |
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Homo Habilis |
Handy man. An extinct species of early humans, known from fossils found in eastern Africa and often considered to be the first member of the genus Homo. 2.5 and 1.6 million years ago. |
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Money Economy |
Economic system based on the use of money as a measure of value and a unit of account |
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Commodities |
Goods that have value, especially relating to barter economies |
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Barter |
Exchange of one good or service for another |
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Code of Hammurabi |
Was written by a Babylonian king, Hammurabi and listed all laws concerning life in Babylon. Harsh punishment. |
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Sargon |
A powerful Akkadian King |
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City-States |
Form of government that includes a town or city and the surrounding land controlled by it |
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Ziggurats |
Sumerian temples made of sun-dried brick |
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Cuneiform |
Sumerian writing made by pressing a wedge-shaped tool into clay tablets |
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Caravans |
Groups of people traveling together for safety over long distances |
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Scribes |
Egyptian clerks who read or wrote for those who couldn't |
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Monotheism |
Belief in one God |
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Polytheism |
Based on a belief in many Gods |
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Empire |
Form of government that unites different territories and peoples under one ruler |
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Dynasty |
Family of rulers who's right to rule is heredity |
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Hieroglyphics |
Form of ancient writing developed by Nile River valley people around 3000 BC |
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Paleolithic |
Old stone age. Lasted more than 2 million years. The development of stone tools |
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Mesolithic |
The middle stone age. Bow, arrow, fish hooks, fish, spears, harpoons, tamed dogs, and canoes were all used. |
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Neanderthal People |
Early people who lived during the Old Stone Age |
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Cro-Magnon People |
Group of early people appearing about 25,000 years ago in Europe |
