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45 Cards in this Set
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artifacts
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human-made object
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culture
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a people’s unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts, & ideas
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homonids
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a member of a biological group including human beings & related species that walk upright
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paleolithic age
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a prehistoric period that lasted from about 2,500,000 to 8000 B.C. during which ppl made use of crude stone tools & weapons also called the old stone age
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neolithic age
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a prehistoric period that began about 8000 B.C. & in some areas ended as early as 3000 B.C. during which ppl learned to polish stone tools, make pottery, grow crops, & raise animals, also called the new stone age
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nomad
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a member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food & water
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neolithic revolution
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the major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming that is by ppl's shift from food gathering to food producing
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domestication
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the taming of animals for human use
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Ur
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one of earliest cities in Sumer
site of highly sophisticated civilization |
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Sumer
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located in Mesopotamia
modern Iraq city were technology started to develop |
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civilization
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a form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, & advance technology
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institution
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a long-lasting pattern of organization in a community
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cuneiform
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a system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols, invented by Sumerians around 3000 B.C.
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bronze age
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a period in human history, beginning around 3000 B.C. in some areas, during which ppl began using bronze, rather than copper or stone, to fashion tools & weapons
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ziggurat
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a tiered, pyramid-shaped structure that formed part of the Sumerian ppl
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fertile crescent
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an arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia , between the Persian Gulf & the Mediterranean Sea
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Mesopotamia
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region that is part of modern Iraq
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city-state
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a city & its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit
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dynasty
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a series of rulers from a single family
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cultural diffusion
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the spreading of ideas or products from one culture from another
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polytheism
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a belief in many gods
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empire
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a political unit in which a number of ppls or countries are controlled by a single ruler
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Hammurabi
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great leader of Babylonian Empire
created Hammurabi's code |
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delta
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a marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river
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narmer
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king thought to unite kingdoms to form Egypt
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theocracy
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a bov controlled by a religious leader
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mummification
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a process o embalming & drying corpses to prevent them from decaying
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hieroglyphics
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an ancient Egyptian writing system in which pics were used to represent ideas & sounds
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papyrus
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a tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paperlike material for writing on
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subcontinent
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a large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent
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Harappan civilization
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another name for the Indus Valley civilization that arose along the Indus River, possibly as early as 7000 B.C.; characterized by sophisticated city planning
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loess
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a fertile deposit of windblown soil
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oracle bone
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one of the animal bones or tortoise shells used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods
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Mandate of Heaven
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in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority
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dynastic cycle
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the historical pattern of the rise. decline, & replacement of dynasties
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feudalism
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a political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, & protection of the ppl who live on the land
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Mycenaean
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an Indo-European person who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.
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trojan war
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a war fought around 1200 B.C. in which an army led by Mycenaean kings attacked the independent trading city of Troy in Anatolia
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dorian
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Gree-speaking ppl that accordin to tradition, migated into mainland Greece after the destruction of the Mycenaean civilization
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Homer
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greatest storyteller in Greece
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epic
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long narrative poem celebrating the deeds of legendary or traditional heroes
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polis
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a Greek city-state--the fundamental political unit of ancient Greece after about 750 B.C.
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acropolis
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a fortified hilltop in na ancient Greek city
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oligarchy
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a gov in which power is in the hands of a few ppl-- specially one in which rule is based upon wealth
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helot
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in the society of ancient Sparta, a peasant bound to the land
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