FES Test 2 Flashcards by grant Duvall | Brainscape

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Horticulture

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raising plants and crops

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ob/gyn

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study of human reproduction and birth

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fumigants

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poisonous gasses used for pest control

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animal husbandry

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science of raising animals

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spindle

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device for making thread

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acoustics

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science of sound

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Hittites

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iron-using Near Eastern culture flourishing c. 1000 BC

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quality of life

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level of well-being

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standard of living

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income level; not the same as quality of life.

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pathogens

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disease germs

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telecommunications

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telephone, radio, TV, fax, internet

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bow-wow theory

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language evolved from animal sounds

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ding-dong theory

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language evolved from musical sounds

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yo-heave-ho theory

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grunts made when working become language

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Mohenjo-daro

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east Indian Harappan city; c. 2000 BC

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entomologist

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scientist who studies insects

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square-grid design

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city design with rectangular city blocks

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primeval

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first/early

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Buddhism

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religion of China and India

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Zoroastrianism

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false religion of ancient Persia; re-emerging today

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linguist

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one who studies languages

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Indo-European

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family of languages common to Europe and India

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Semitic languages

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those spoken by Jews, Arabs, and related peoples

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Hamitic languages

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languages primarily of the Orient

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Phoenician

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Semitic language of Phoenicia

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Ice Age

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rise and growth of glaciers after the flood

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flora/fauna

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plants/animals

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differential

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the answer in a subtraction problem

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astrology

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false worship of starts and planets

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Nebuchadnezzar

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Babylonian King, C. 600 BC

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Hanging Gardens of Babylon

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atop rebuilt Tower of Babel c. 600 BC