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- 2. developed in areas that had fertile soil and natural waterways
- 3. located in East Africa, believed to be the birthplace of mankind
- 4. is an advanced form of human culture in which people live in towns or cities, have complex social institutions, use some form of writing, and are skilled in science and technology
- 6. refers to a peoples way of life. It includes such things as their language, clothes, homes, family organization, rituals and food
- 7. rivers in present day Iraq, where Mesopotamian people settled. Site of the worlds first civilization
- 9. An economic system in which custom, traditions, and time-honored methods are followed. Children follow in the same occupations and their parents and most people are engaged in farming
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- 1. period where man learned how to farm and domesticate animals enabling him to settle in one spot; this led to the establishment of permanent villages and governments
- 5. the people of southern Mesopotamia, lived in Sumer, the worlds first city builders, creators of cuneiform and ziggurats
- 8. Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Indus River Valley, and Huang He
- 10. peoples who study the origins, customs, and the beliefs of humankind
- 11. people who study the artifacts of past civilizations