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30 Cards in this Set
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Paleolithic Age
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a prehistoric period during which people made use of crude stone tools and weapons
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Neolithic Revolution
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the major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming (shift from food gathering to food producing)
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nomad
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a member of a group that has no personal home
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hunter-gatherer
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a member of the nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting foods
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domestication
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the taming of animals for human use
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civilization
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a form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology
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cuneiform
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a system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols, invented/used by the Sumerians around 3000 BC
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Bronze Age
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a period in human history during which people began using bronze rather than copper or stone to fashion tools and weapons
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ziggurat
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a tiered, pyramid-shaped structure that formed part of a Sumerian temple
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Fertile Crescent
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an arc of rich farmland in Southeast Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
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Mesopotamia
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commonly known as the "Cradle of civilization"; a fertile area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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Dynasty
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a series of rulers from a single family
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polytheism
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belief in multiple gods
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cultural-diffusion
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the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another
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Hammurabi
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a new code of Babylonian law
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delta
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a geographical landscape formed by the disperse of a river into the ocean or a larger body of water
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theocracy
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a government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure
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pharoah
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a king of ancient Egypt; considered a god as well as political and military leader
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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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papyrus
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Egyptian paper made from a tall reed that grows in the Nile delta
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Mandate of Heaven
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the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority
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Aryans
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an indo-European people who began to migrate into the Indian subcontinent
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Vedas
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collectors of sacred writings [Aryans]
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Brahma
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a Hindu god considered the creator of the world
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caste
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one of the four classes of the people in the social system of the Aryans who settled in India
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karma
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the totality of the good and bad deeds performed by a person
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reincarnation
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the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding
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Siddharta
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founder of Buddhism
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nirvana
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the release from pain and suffering after having achieved enlightenment
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Enlightenment
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a state of perfect wisdom by which one understands basic truths about the universe
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