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9 Cards in this Set
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ID: Hunter-Gatherers
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Nomads that made a living hunting wild animals and feeding off them before the Neolithic Revolution.
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ID: Horticultural Societies
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Societies which cultivate plants for their food supply.
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ID: Neolithic Revolution
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Before the common era when hunter-gatherers discovered the process of agriculture and began living together in agricultural societies.
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ID: Agriculture
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The process of domesticating plants and animals for food and workforce.
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ID: Domestication
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Taming a wild animal for either work or consumption.
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ID: Yali's Question
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A question which Yali, a man in New Guinea, asked to Jared Diamond, asking why the white people had more "cargo" than those from New Guinea.
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ID: Civilization
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A society which meets all of the requirements of the 5 Characteristics of Civilization.
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ID: Fertile Crescent
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An area of land spanning through Egypt, Syria, and Iraq. The Fertile Crescent provided the natural resources for the first agricultural societies.
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ID: 5 Classic Characteristics of Civilization
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Specialization, advanced cities, advanced technology, record keeping, and complex institutions.
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