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Legal code

A written set of laws

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Timeline

A tool used to study the historical context of an event.

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Sarcophagus

A decorated stone coffin used in Ancient Egypt to hold a mummy.

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Physical map

A map used to study the geographical feature of the world.

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Neolithic age

An age that is characterized by the development of agriculture and settlements.

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Cultures

Customs, political structure, beliefs, social structure, arts and achievements of a nation or people.

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Hieroglyphics

The writing system of Ancient Egypt.

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Mercator projection map

A map projection that preserves the shape of countries and the direction of travel but not the size of countries or continents.

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Innovation

A new methods, ideas, or products.

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Norm

A shared standards of acceptable behavior within a society or group.

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Gall peters projection map

A map projection that showing the accurate size of continents but not their accurate shape.

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Revolution

A specific moment in history where change occurs.

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Cuneiform

The writing form of Ancient Mesopotamia using pictures that look like wedges.

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Nomads

An early human who wandered around the earth in search of food.

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Paleolithic age

The earliest period of prehistory, a time of nomadic people living in small group.

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Map key

A box on a map containing the explanations for the symbols used on the map.

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Hominids

Our earliest human ancestors who left Africa 30,000 years ago.

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Scribe

People whose jobs to written down important events.

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Papyrus

An early form of paper invented by the Ancient Egyptians from reeds found on the Nile river.

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Domestication

The process of taking an animal to farm or keep as a pet.

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Hunters- gatherers

Bands of nomadic people who built their lifestyle on the faraging off the land.

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