Unit 1 Flashcards

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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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3
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Civilization

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a society with developed forms of religion and ways of governing

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4
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Urban

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X relating to city or cities

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5
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Government

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an organized system of leaders and lawsX

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6
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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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7
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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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10
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Barter

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to trade for things people want

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11
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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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13
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Terrace

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flat areas built on the slopes of hills and mountains

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14
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Subsist

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to survive

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15
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Surplus

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an extra supply

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16
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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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17
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Livestock

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domesticated animals that provide resources

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18
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Domesticate

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to tame plants and animals for human use

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19
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Drought

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a long period of time with little or no rain

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20
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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

22
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society

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a group of people living together

23
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nomad

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a person with no settled place

24
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consequences

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the result of an action

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hunters and gathers
members of homo sapiens who spent many hours hunting
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extinict
no longer found on Earth
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environment
surroundings
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technology
the proper application of knowledge to devolp new tools or ways to make and do things
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humankind
the humankind
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migrate
to move from one way to another
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hominid
any member of different species with human like features
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theory
a proposed explanation about life
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fossil
the remains, such as bones, of humans and animals that once lived
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artifact
a human-made object, especially from long ago
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archaeology
the study of things left behind
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prehistory
the period of time before began to write
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what is latitude
the lines that run E to W
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what is longitude
the line that run N to S
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what are contour lines
line on a relief map that connects all points of equal elevation
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review relief and elevation maps
O.K.
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where is abu hureyra why important
Syria first city
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asia
a contienent
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africa
where the first hominids lived
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what is oldwui gorge? Why important
O.K.
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what is catal huyuk
a city
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fact/ opinion
O.K.
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who were the clovis people
first north americans
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what is the paleolithic era
the Old Stone Age
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what is radio carbonating
using a machine to see how old a fossil is
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Agriculture
the knowledge of raising plants and animals
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adapt
to change to fit the surroundings