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18 Cards in this Set
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Culture
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A peoples unique way of life
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Language, Holidays, Religion
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Homo sapiens
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The species name for modern humans
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Paleolithic Age
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Old Stone Age/ held the oldest stone chopping tools
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Neolithic Revolution
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The major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming by peoples shift from food gathering to food producing.
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Polytheism
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A belief in many gods.
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Hammurabi's Code
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Babylonian law to keep people in order. Punishments based of social class.
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Slash and Burn
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Farming method in which people clear fields by cutting and burning trees and grasses. The ashes of which serve to fertilize soil.
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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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Feudalism
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A political system in which novels are granted the use of lands the legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service and protection of the people who live on the land.
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Cuneiform
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A system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols, invented by the Sumerians around 3000 B.C.
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Dynastic Cycle
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The historical pattern of the rise decline, and replacement of dynasties.
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Artifact
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Remains made by humans
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Hominid
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Humans and other creatures that walk upright
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When was the Neolithic Age?
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Latest at 8000 B.C. and Earliest as 3000 B.C.
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What is the species name for modern humans?
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Homo Sapiens
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Nomad
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Group of people who moved from place to place
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Hunter-Gatherer
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A member of a nomadic group who's food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant food.
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