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Taxation

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Xa system in which people pay taxes to support a government

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Who were Louis and Mary leaky? What are they important?

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they were archeologists, they made important discoveriesX

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Civilization

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a society with developed forms of religion and ways of governing

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Urban

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X relating to city or cities

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Government

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an organized system of leaders and lawsX

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Social class

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a group that has a specific level of importance in a society

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Merchant

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a person who sells goods bought from traders

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Division of labor

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a system which people do different jobs according to their abilities and needs of the group

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Pastoral society

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a group of people living as nomads with herds of animals

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Barter

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to trade for things people want

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Irrigation

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ways to move water to land

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Plow

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a too, used to cut, lift, and turn over the soil

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Terrace

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flat areas built on the slopes of hills and mountains

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Subsist

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to survive

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Surplus

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an extra supply

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Slash and burn

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a system of farming in which thick forestlands are cut and burned to prepare the soil for planting

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Livestock

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domesticated animals that provide resources

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Domesticate

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to tame plants and animals for human use

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Drought

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a long period of time with little or no rain

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culture

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a way of life shared by members of a group

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role

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the part a person plays in a society

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society

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a group of people living together

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nomad

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a person with no settled place

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consequences

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the result of an action

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hunters and gathers

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members of homo sapiens who spent many hours hunting

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extinict

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no longer found on Earth

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environment

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surroundings

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technology

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the proper application of knowledge to devolp new tools or ways to make and do things

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humankind

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the humankind

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migrate

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to move from one way to another

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hominid

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any member of different species with human like features

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theory

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a proposed explanation about life

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fossil

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the remains, such as bones, of humans and animals that once lived

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artifact

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a human-made object, especially from long ago

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archaeology

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the study of things left behind

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prehistory

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the period of time before began to write

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what is latitude

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the lines that run E to W

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what is longitude

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the line that run N to S

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what are contour lines

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line on a relief map that connects all points of equal elevation

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review relief and elevation maps

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O.K.

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where is abu hureyra why important

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Syria first city

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asia

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a contienent

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africa

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where the first hominids lived

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what is oldwui gorge? Why important

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O.K.

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what is catal huyuk

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a city

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fact/ opinion

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O.K.

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who were the clovis people

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first north americans

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what is the paleolithic era

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the Old Stone Age

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what is radio carbonating

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using a machine to see how old a fossil is

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Agriculture

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the knowledge of raising plants and animals

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adapt

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to change to fit the surroundings

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