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Human Origins and early civilizations vocabulary

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The vast period of time before written records or human documentation.   show
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Total of knowledge, attitude, and behaviors shared and passed on by members of a specific group. Main elements include: religion, clothing, food, where you live, music, and art.   show
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People who support themselves by hunting, fishing, and gathering wild edible plants and insects.   show
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A very large usually rough stone used in prehistoric cultures as a monument or building block.   show
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The sum of techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives.   show
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The belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls. These religions are polytheistic and have been practiced in almost every part of the world.   show
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The worship of, or belief in, multiple deities, usually assembled into a groups of gods and goddesses, each with their own specific religions and rituals. This was the form of most early civilizations.   show
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A political system consisting of an independent city having control over surrounding territory and serving as a center and leader of political, economic, and cultural life.   show
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The process of growing or taming wild plants and animals for human use   show
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The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group of people to another. different ethnicities, religions, and nationalities has only increased with advanced communication, transportation, and technology.   show
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A group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom.   show
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A pyramidal stepped temple tower that is an architectural and religious structure characteristic of the major cities of Mesopotamia   show
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A system of writing used in the ancient Middle East meaning “wedge-shaped,” This was the most widespread and historically significant writing system in the ancient Middle East.   show
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Is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface. It came from a plant that grows in Egypt and was used by many in the Middle East.   show
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Is defined as the belief in one god and is usually positioned as the polar opposite of polytheism, the belief in many gods.   show
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process, or result of stating the rules and principles applicable in a given legal order to one or more broad areas of life in this form of a code   show
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