 | Term | Definition |
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Neanderthals |
Neanderthals (Homo Neanderthalensis) were a extinct species or sub species (Homo Sapiens) that lived in the middle of the Paleothic Age |
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Homonids |
Any creature that walks on two feet |
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Geography |
The study of earth and it's people |
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Longitude |
A measure of distance east or west of the Prime Meridean |
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Latitude |
A measure of distance north or south of the equator |
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Tropic of Cancer |
A Latitude line that runs parralel to the equator and is 23.5N |
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Tropic of Capricorn |
A latitude line that runs parralel to the equator and is 23.5S |
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Lucy |
The first human. She existed around 3.5 million B.C. |
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Paleolithic Age |
An era between 2.5 million and 8000 B.C., and was known for the use of stone tools. |
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Mesolithic Age |
An era between 10,000 to 6000 B.C., and was known for contrling fire and developing language |
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Neolithic Age |
An era between 8000 and 3000 B.C. and was known for pottery, farming, and weaving |
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Hunter Gatheres |
Nomads who hunted and gathered food. |
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Migration |
To move from a place to another |
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Religeon |
The worship of a god,gods, or spirits. |
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Technology |
The use of one's mind to create what is neaded. Like in Sumer they created the days of the week,cuniform,and bronze. |
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Domesticate |
To tend or raise an animal or plant to be used by humans. |
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Slash and Burn |
To cut down trees and to burn the feild to make fertile soil for crops to grow |
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Irrigation |
When you dig ditches by the river for water for your crops. |
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Surplus |
When you have an extra of something |
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Social class |
A group of people who's parent's jobs were for example warrior, farmer,etc |
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Government |
A system for creating order and providing leadership |
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Examples of Socialized Skills |
Farming,warrior,religous leader,etc |
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Mesopotamia |
The land between two rivers |
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The two rivers |
Tigris and Euphrates |
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Floodplain |
Flat land bordering the water |
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Silt |
Fine fertile soil after a flood. |
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Drought |
A long period with little rain and less water. |
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City-state |
A city and its nearby farmlands |
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Ziggurat |
An ancient Sumerian or Babylonian temple that rose in steplike levels,and was used to observe the stars,and was like a city hall. |
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Polytheism |
A belief in more than one god or goddeses,that the Sumerians believed in. |
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King |
A leader a very high ranking peron,who controls his city. |
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Civilization |
A human society with more advanced things than Complex Villages |
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Sumer |
The first civilization which rose around3300 B.C. |
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Primary Source |
A historical event that was written about by people who witnessed it.. |
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Secondary Source |
A historical event written after it happened |
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Charachteristics of a Complex Village |
A lot of people.Religous Centers.Trade/Economy.Agriculture.Homes |
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Catal Huyuk |
The Catal Huyuk was a really old complex village and it was very religeous. It was nicknamed the Temple City, and it started around 6,500 B.C. |
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The Six Big Ideas |
Beleifs,Culture,Economics,Geography,Government,and Science and Technology. |
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5 Traits of Civilization |
Advanced Cities,Advanced Technology,Complex Institutions,Record Keeping, and Specialized Workers |
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7 countries of Central America |
Belize,Costa Rica,El Salvador, Guatamala,Hondouras,Nicaragua, and Panama |
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The 13 South American Countries |
Argentina ,Bolivia,Brazil,Chile,Columbia,Ecuador,French Guiana,Guyana,Paraguay,Peru,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela |
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Mercator Projection |
A map that shows most of the continents but, it streches out the north and south poles |
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Homolosine Projection |
This map shows the oceans, but the measurments are off. |
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Robinson Projection |
This shows the earth, but the north and south poles are flatened |
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4 types of homonids |
Australopithecine,Homo Habilis,Homo Erectus,and Homo Sapiens |
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5 themes of Geography |
Location,Place,Region,Movement,Human-Enviroment Interaction. |
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The Start of Farming |
Farming started around 8000 B.C. |
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Cuniforn |
The type of writing Sumerians used. |
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Hammurabi |
The first king to create a legal code(laws) |
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Villages start |
Villages started around 5000 B.C. |
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Writing starts(cuniform) |
Writing started around 3000 B.C. |
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Inevtions Sumerians made |
Bronze,The days of the week, and writing |
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Elements of Prehistoric culture |
Religeon,Language,and Art |
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Political Map |
A map that shows a continent, and what people created. |
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Physical Map |
A map that shows a continent, and shows the natural things created. |
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Thematic Map |
A map that shows any kind of informattion. For example it can answer:How many people speak Spanish in(South America,North America,etc.) |
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Fire |
5000 B.C. |
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