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What eras saw man develop non-metal tools and eventually agricultural advances like farming and domestication of animals?
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The Old and New Stone Ages
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Which ages saw man attain the ability to smelt metals and forge better and harder tools and weapons?
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The Bronze and Iron Ages
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What body of water was often the key to the development of early civilizations?
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A river
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Which river was the source of life for the ancient Egyptians?
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Nile River
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What was the name of the leaders of ancient Egypt?
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Paraohs
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What was the name of the civilization that rose along side the Egyptians along the Nile?
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Nubia
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What allowed the kingdoms of West Africa gain great wealth?
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The salt and gold trade.
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Which African ruler established schools throughout his kingdom, attracting scholars from all over the Muslim world?
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Askia Muhammad
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What are the names given to the region located between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers in the Middle East?
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The Fertile Crescent or Mesopotamia
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Which two rivers flow through the Middle East giving rise to a long line of civilizations beginning with Sumer?
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Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
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Which early Mesopotamian civilization was one of the first to develop writing, advanced mathematics, and accurate calendars?
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Sumer
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Which Babylonian leader is best remembered for establishing one of the earliest codes of laws?
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Hammurabi
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Along which river valley did the first civilization emerge in what is today Pakistan?
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Indus
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What group of nomadic herdsman invaded India through mountain passes in the northwest?
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Aryans
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What religion combined Aryan beliefs, and local Indian beliefs, becoming one of the world's largest religions?
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Hinduism
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