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A.D.

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“Anno Domini”-the year of our lord

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B.C.

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“Before Christ”-all time before the birth of Jesus

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B.C.E.

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“Before Common Era” all the time after the birth of Jesus

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Circa

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Around, about, or an estimation

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Secular

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Not associated with religion

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Religious

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Having to do with sacred, spiritual, or supernatural stuff.

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Domestication

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The taming, and the changing of nature for the benefit of mankind

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Intensification

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Getting more for less

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Diffusion

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Refers to the spread of agriculture techniques

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The globalization of agriculture lasted…

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10,000

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Around Southern Africa there were over — languages

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400

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The earliest domestication of maize was…

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9,000 to 8,000 years ago

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Maize spreads South America around…

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2300 to 1000

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Maize spreads to North America…

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1000 years ago

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The globalization of agriculture lasted

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10,000 years

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