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4. a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East where the world's first agricultural societies and early civilizations rose
8. a massive stepped pyramid built in ancient Mesopotamia
10. the critical shift in history from nomadic hunting and and gathering to settled agricultural societies
12. a worker who practices a trade or handicraft
13. of, relating to, or existing in times antedating history
14. the beliefs, customs, or arts, etc. of a particular social group, place, or time
15. a member of a people who move from place to place, usually seasonally
18. a simple drawing or symbol that represents something and its meaning without formal text
19. a professional literate person trained to read, write, copy manuscripts, and keep records
20. the scientific study of material remains

1. a member of a culture in which food is obtained by hinting, fishing, and/or foraging
2. of, or relating to, the earliest period of the Stone Age
3. to adapt over time from a wild or natural state
5. having the shape of a wedge
6. The scientific name for the species known as humans
7. an object that shows human workmanship or modification-especially one remaining form a particular period
9. a prehistoric stone circle
11. of or relating to the latest period of the Stone Age
16. a complex, highly organized, human society
17. to arrange laws, rules, or ideas into formal system