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Paleolitic

Early stone age, 2.5 million to 8,000 B.C. Humanoids were nomadic hunter gatherers that made tools from stone, bone, and wood.

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Neolitic

late stone age, 8,000 to 4,000 B.C. Humanoids settled in agricultural communities

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Periodization

dividing time into historical eras for purposes of analysis

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Neolithic Revolution

prehistorical shift in human activity from hunting and gathering to agriculture resulting in human settlements

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Civilization

a society characterized by established cities, specialized labor, complex institutions, written records, and advanced technology

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Institution

a long-standing custom, practice, or tradition adopted by a group of people

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City-state

an independent political unit made up of a city and surrounding land

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Dynasty

a series of rulers from a single family

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Empire

a political unit where large numbers of people and areas of land are controlled by one ruler

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Fertile Crescent

land area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers extending in a crescent shape to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and noted for agricultural production

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Polytheism

belief in multiple Gods

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Monotheism

belief in a single God

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Theocracy

System of government in which priests rule in the name of a God

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