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Lucas Social Studies

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In several places where the Neolithic Revolution took place permanent settlements grew into what we call ----- that had systems of government   Civilizations  
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Most of the first civilizations were established in _______   River Valleys  
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To get that water from its source to the fields people came up with innovated forms of _______   irrigation  
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You studied four civilizations in this unit including______ in East Asia on the Huang He River   Shang China  
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Haung He River is South Asia is called   Indus River Valley  
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Which civilization is on the Nile   Ancient Egypt  
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Which civilization means "the land between two rivers" and is located in the Middle East between the Tigris and Euphrates River   Mesopotamia  
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What is another civilization between the Tigres and Euphrates River   Babylonia Empire  
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There is a powerful king that made a list of rules that his subjects had to follow and the punishment for not doing so what are those rules called?   Code of Hammurabi  
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What is the oldest record of rules and laws called   lawcode  
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People were treated differently depending on the position in society This shows that civilization had different _____   social classes  
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hunting and gathering   hunting, fishing and gathering wild food  
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hunter gatherer   someone that relies on hunting and gathering food  
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nomad   travel from place to place (paleolithic)  
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paleolithic   Old Stone Age, period of prehistory from about 2.6 million years ago to around 10000 years ago.Paleolithic humans were mainly hunters and gatherers, following animal herds and finding wild food sourcesThey were nomadic, moving often from place to place.  
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neolithic   New Stone Age) began around 10,000 BC and ended between 4500 and 2000 BC.primarily farmers who invented agriculture.They raised domesticated animals and grew their own crops.  
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agriculture   the art and science of cultivating land for growing crops (farming) or raising livestock (ranching).  
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domestication   adapting wild plants and animals for human use.  
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surplus   more than what is needed or used; excess.  
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demographics   the social characteristics and statistics of a human population.  
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civilization   a complex human SOCIETY, usually made up of different cities, with certain characteristics of cultural and technological development  
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irrigation   the watering of land by artificial means to foster plant growth.  
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sumerians   an ancient civilization founded in the Mesopotamia region of the Fertile Crescent situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers  
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ziggurat   Mesopotamian temple tower pyramid structure built in stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top.  
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cuneiform   oldest forms of WRITING known. It means “wedge-shaped,” because people wrote it using a reed stylus cut to make a wedge-shaped mark on a clay tablet  
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hieroglyphics   a character used in a system of pictorial writing, writing using pictures  
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pyramid   a massive structure built especially in ancient Egypt that usually has a square base and four triangular sides meeting at a point  
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hierarchy   a ranking of positions of authority, often associated with a chain of command and control.  
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patriarchy   social system in which the FATHER or a MALE elder has absolute authority over the family group  
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city-state   an independent city -which has its own government, completely separate from nearby countries  
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theocracy   government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided.  
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polytheism   the belief in many gods.  
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Neolithic meaning   Meaning Neo=new; Lithic=stone. Neolithic era is also call the New Stone age.  
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Paleolithic meaning   Paleo=old; Lithic=stone. Old Stone age - nomads lived in tribes ,relied on hunting, fishing and gathering wild fruits.Meat was food and animal hide was used for clothes. lived in clans - people in caves, cabins made of branches and animal skin.  
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Neolithic housing   Mud bricks supported by timber  
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Paleolithic housing   caves, huts, skin tents  
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Neolithic lifestyle   stayed in one place. They farmed in permanent settlements and raised/herded animals; agriculture was discovered and became a major source of food; families evolved.  
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Paleolithic lifestyle   Nomadic; in groups of up to 50; tribal society; hunters and gatherers  
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paleolithich tools   Chipped stone, wooden weapons, light stone tools (not sharpened)  
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neolithic tools   polished stone tools made sharper by grinding  
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paleolithic main discovery   Fire; Rough stone tools  
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neolithic main discovery   Agriculture , raising cattle and tools the plow.settle in fertile areas with predictable climate, usually near rivers.Rice and wheat were the first plants they cultivated, and the first animals to be domesticated were dogs, goats, sheep, oxen and horses.  
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paleolithic food   Hunted and gathered for their food supply.  
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neolithic food   They grew crops such as corn, wheat, beans  
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