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43 Cards in this Set
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Anno Domini
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A.D. year of our lord
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anthropologist
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scientist who studies the way people organize societies
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Archaeologist
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scientist who studies human beings
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artifact
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object made by humans
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artisan
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skilled craftsmen
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Barter Economy
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system in which one set of goods is exchanged for another
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bronze
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hard metal composed of copper combined with tin
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century
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100 years
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chronology
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the sequential order in which events occur
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Cro-Magnon
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an upper Paelolithic population of humans, modern humans
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City-State
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independent town or city and the surrounding country side
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civilization
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an advanced state of human sociology
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culture
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customs, idead, and way of life
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cuneiform
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wedge shaped writing
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decade
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10 years
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Domestication
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to tame animals
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Empire
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group of territories or people controlled by one ruler
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Fertile crescent
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an agricultural region extending from levant to iraq
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Fossil
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evidence of plant or animal preserved in rocks
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geography
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study of people, their enviorments and resources
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Homo sapiens
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the species of bipedal primates, which humans belong to
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hunters and gatherers
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hunt for food, pick fruits for food
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ice age
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the glacial epoch
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ideogram
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picture that symbolizes an idea or action
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mesolithic
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period of time btween paleolithic and neolithic
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mesopotamia
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ancient region in west asia, iraq
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Millenia
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1,000 years
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monotheism
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worship of one god
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neandrathal
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an extinct variety of human
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Neolithic
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last phase of stone age
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Nomad
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person who travels in search of food
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paleolithic
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early phase of stone age
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polytheism
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belief in many gods
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prehistory
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period of time before writing was invented
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primary source
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first-hand account written by person who experienced event
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score
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20 years
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scribe
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writer
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secondary source
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second- aoccount based on written evidence not directly experienced
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silt
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a soil rich in minderals by flooding rivers
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technology
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tools and skills people use
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theocracy
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form of govt. in which priests serve as kings
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tribe
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group of related families who recognize similar ancestor eta.
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ziggurat
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step temple
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