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11 Cards in this Set
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Artifact |
human made object, such as a tool, weapon, orpiece of jewelry
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Culture |
a people’s unique way of life, as shown by itstools, customs, art and ideas
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Technology |
the ways in whichpeople apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs
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Neolithic revolution |
the major change in human life caused by thebeginnings of farming-that is, by people’s shift from food gathering to foodproducing |
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Domestication |
the taming of animals for human use
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Civilization |
a form of culture characterized by cities,specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advancetechnology
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Specialization |
the development ofskills in a particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping
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Institution |
long lasting pattern of organization in acommunity
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Bronze age |
a period in humanhistory , beginning around 3000 b.c in some areas during which people beganusing bronze, rather than copper or stone , to fashion tools or weapons
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Hieroglyphics |
an ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictureswere used to represent sounds or ideas
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Royal road |
:A road in the Persian empire, stretching over1600 miles from Susa in Persia to Sardis in Anatolia
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