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Pharohs top of Egyptian social class
Irrigation bringing water to crops
Monotheistic belief in 1 god; christian, Judaism, Islam
Prehistoty time before writing
Isolation being alone, separated often by geographical features
Mandate of heaven Ancient Chinese right to rule came from the gods
Arches Roman way of building used on aqueducts
Paleolithic Age Earliest humans were about 2.5 million years ago to 10,00 years ago. Nomadic hunter-gatherers
Agriculture Farming and raising animals. Allowed people to live in settled villages population increased
J** specialization Came about due to Agricultural revolution people focused on one J**(toolmakers,builders, etc.)
Cuneiform Mesopotamian-worlds first writing system triangular or wedge shaped writing which stood for symbols
Feudalism Middle ages political economical social system in exchange for land, protection + loyalty
Aqueducts A Roman Invention used to supply the city with water from the mountains.
Papyrus A reed like plant that grew wild along the banks of the Nile (made sandals, baskets, paper, rafts, and rope
Hieroglyphics Egyptian writing used symbols to communicate sound words and ideas
Crusades Series of wars fought by the Christians and Islams over Holy land
Domestication planting foods, breeding animals that are useful to humans
Neolithic age Started about 10k years ago,people started living in settled villages due to agriculture
Golden Age A period of time where a dynasty had great success peace and cultural advancements (experienced by the Chinese Han)
Geographical feature A natural or man-made part of the Earth's surface land forms, bridges, mountains, bodies of water, etc.
fertile crescent Large region of farmland near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and between the Persian gulf and Mediterranean sea
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