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history final semester #1

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written and other recorded events of people   history  
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scientists who examine objects to learn of the past   archaeologists  
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study of earth's surface and the process to shape it   geography  
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tame and raise animals for human use   domesticate  
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person who moves around a lot   nomad  
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complex society   civilization  
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using walls, waterways, and ditches to bring water to crops   irrigation  
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skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, and pottery   artisans  
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one of the oldest communities   Jericho  
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what did SUmerians use as building material   mud bricks  
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what happened to the population of towns when people changed from hunter/gatherers to farmers   they began to settle towns/it increased  
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three inventions of the Sumerians   wagon wheel, writing, sailboat  
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what are weapons, tools, and other things made by humans   artifacts  
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what was the importance of civilizations being built around river valleys   fresh water/good farming conditions  
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what did rivers allow for   trade  
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what does Mesopotamia mean   land between the rivers  
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what is another names for Menes and what did he unite   Narmer/upper and lower Egypt  
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what are tributes   forced payments  
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capital of Kush   Napata  
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chief Egyptian god   Re  
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who founded a dynasty that ruled both Egypt and Kush   Piye  
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goddess of the Nile   Hapi  
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used in papermaking   papyrus  
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believed to be the son of Re, the sun god   the pharaoh  
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tallest building in the world for over 4000 years   Great Pyramid  
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ruled the underworld with her husband Osiris   Isis  
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entrance always faced north   pyramid  
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grasslands south of Egypt   savannas  
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who was the goddess of wisdom and crafts   Athena  
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who was the goddess of the underworld   Hades  
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who is the goddess of hunt and wild animals    
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written language developed by the Aryans   sanskrit  
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means Enlightened One   buddha  
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means divine law   Dharma  
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highest mountains in the world   himalayas  
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the head of the Chinese family   oldest male  
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