A river valley civilization located along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. In Greek, this word means "land between the rivers."

The process of shedding traditional beliefs in favor of modern ideas, methods, and technologies

Indus civilization with extensive and modern looking plumbing systems

In Hinduism, a state of perfect understandings of all things. Freedom from the mortal world of ordinary experience.

Supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person

The doctrine or belief that there is only one God. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are monotheistic.

The Hebrew prophet who led the Israelite's out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments

The belief that each ethnic group or "nationality" is entitled to its own government and national homeland. An important characteristic is that such a group of people have some beliefs and values in common that make them want to join together to form a na

The major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming - that is, by peoples shift from food gatherings to food producing.

In Buddhism, freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering

A member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water

A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons: government by the few- especially one in which rule is based upon wealth

Prehistoric period that lasted from about 2,500,000 to 8,000 BC, during which people made use of crude Stone tools and weapons-also called the Old Stone Age

A material on which to write, prepared from thin strips of the pith of this plant laid together, soaked, pressed, and dried, used by the ancient Egyptians,Greeks, and Romans

In ancient Rome, a member of the wealthy, privileged upper class.

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Term	Definition
Mesopotamia	A river valley civilization located along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. In Greek, this word means "land between the rivers."
Modernization	The process of shedding traditional beliefs in favor of modern ideas, methods, and technologies
Mohenjo- Daro	Indus civilization with extensive and modern looking plumbing systems
Moksha	In Hinduism, a state of perfect understandings of all things. Freedom from the mortal world of ordinary experience.
Monarchy	Supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person
Monotheism	The doctrine or belief that there is only one God. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are monotheistic.
Moses	The Hebrew prophet who led the Israelite's out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments
Nationalism	The belief that each ethnic group or "nationality" is entitled to its own government and national homeland. An important characteristic is that such a group of people have some beliefs and values in common that make them want to join together to form a na
Neolithic Revolution	The major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming - that is, by peoples shift from food gatherings to food producing.
Nirvana	In Buddhism, freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering
Nomad	A member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water
Oligarchy	A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons: government by the few- especially one in which rule is based upon wealth
Paleolithic Age	Prehistoric period that lasted from about 2,500,000 to 8,000 BC, during which people made use of crude Stone tools and weapons-also called the Old Stone Age
Papyrus	A material on which to write, prepared from thin strips of the pith of this plant laid together, soaked, pressed, and dried, used by the ancient Egyptians,Greeks, and Romans
Patricians	In ancient Rome, a member of the wealthy, privileged upper class.

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