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Geography
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study of people and the enviroment and the way they cople or adapt with it
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culture
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refers to a way of life of a society that is handed down from generation to generation
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prehistory
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refers to a time before written records
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nomad
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people who move from place to place to find food
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civilization
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complex, highly organized system of social order
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polytheistic
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belief in 2 or more gods
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pictogram
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simple drawings that looked like objects that they represent
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city-state
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political unit that included a city and it's surrounding lands and villages
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dynasty
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or ruling family
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delta
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triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers
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hieroglyphics
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picture writing
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ziggurate
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pyramid tower
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barter economy
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economy based on bartering
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civil law
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The body of laws of a state or nation dealing with the rights of private citizens.
The law of ancient Rome as embodied in the Justinian code, especially that which applied to private citizens. A system of law having its origin in Roman law, as opposed to common law or canon law. |
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criminal law
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Law that deals with crimes and their punishments
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monothiesm
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belief in the one TRUE God
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plateau
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A plateau is a area of high, flat, land
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monsoon
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A wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally
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caste
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Any of the hereditary, endogamous social classes or subclasses
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feudalism
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A political and economic system of Europe from the 9th to about the 15th century, based on the holding of all land in fief or fee and the resulting relation of lord to vassal and characterized by homage, legal and military service of tenants, and forfeiture.
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list the 5 themes of geography
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location place human/enviroment interactions movement regions
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list 3 differences between the paleolithic and the neolithic ages
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1 nomads
2 some tried to tame animals 3 eastern hemisphere |
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what are the 8 basic features found in a civilization
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1cities
2well-organized central government 3complex religions 4job specialization 5social classes 6arts and architecture 7public works 8writing |
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what are 4 of the "gifts" the nile gave to the nile civilazation
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1 fertile soil
2 extra food 3 animals 4water |