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paleolithic age
old stone age end 12,000Bc
neolithic revolution
succession of technology innovation and changes in human organization 8500-3500BC
Neolithic age
new stone age 8000-500 BCE
Bronze age
4000 to 3000 B.C increased plow metal work
Civilization
Societies distinguished by reliance on sedentary agricultulture
Cuneiform
a form of writing devolved bythe summeriems
Mesopotamia
the civilization that arose in the alluvial plain of the Tigris and Euphrates river
City state
A form of political orgization
ziggerates
massive towers developed by the sumerians
Hammurabis code
code was one of the earliest forms of writing
Partiarchal
all parts of society political economic and cultural ran by men
Monotheism
worship of a single god
confucism
chinses polocy centerted around obying orders
Buddha
major indian and asain religion
hellenism
culture blending indian persian egyption and greek belifes