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Continent

A large mass of land that contains different countries

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Country

A nation with its own government within a continent

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Timeline

A line of events that tells you what happens.

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Geography

The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.

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Vegetation

Plants found in a particular area or habitat

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Population

The number of people that live in a particular area.

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Fossils

Remains of plants or animals that are preserved

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Artifacts

Objects from the event made by a human

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Primary Source

Evidence from an event, place or person

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Secondary Source

A document that has a primary source in it

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Before Common Era

Before the christian calendar. Goes from big to small

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Common Era

The time after christ was born. Goes from small to big

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Chronological

Starting with the earliest and following order

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Nomads

People who followed their food, and used signs and gestures to speak

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Era

A group of several centuries

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Millennium

Period of 1,000 years

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Decade

10 years

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Century

100 years

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Agricultural Revolution

farming

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River Valley Civilizations

Places that developed near the river

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Specializations

Specific types of jobs with special skills

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Artisan

A person who makes things by hand and then trades them

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Merchants

A person who trades

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Ice Age

A period when earth was cold

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Technology (Achievements / Innovations / Advancements)

Developed equipment

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Government

leader of country

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Economics

How well business and money is doing in a country

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Circulate

How something moves from person to person

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Polytheism

Belief in more than one g-d

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Monotheism

Belief in one g-d

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