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Archaeology
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Study of past people and cultures. (pg. 8)
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Artifact
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Object made by human beings (pg. 8)
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City-state
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Political unit made up of a city and the surrounding lands. (pg. 18)
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Cultural diffusion
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Spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another. (pg. 19)
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Geography
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Study of people, their environments, and their resources. (pg. 6)
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Glacier
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Thick sheet of ice that covered parts of the Earth during the ice age. (pg. 12)
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Nomad
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Person who moves from place to place in search of food. (pg. 11)
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Old Stone Age
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Earliest period of human history. Also called the Paleolithic age. from 2 million BC to 10,000 BC.
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Aristocracy
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Government headed by a privileged minority or upper class (pg. 106)
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Democracy
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Government in which the people hold ruling power. (pg. 107)
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Monarchy
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Government in which a king or queen exercises central power. (pg. 106)
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Rhetoric
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Art of skillful speaking. (pg. 115)
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Strait
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Narrow water passage (pg. 103)
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Martyr
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Person who suffers or dies for his or her beliefs. (pg. 144)
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Mercenary
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Soldier serving in a foreign army for pay. (pg. 149, 428)
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