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| domestication | the art of taming animals and plants for human use |
| dynasty | the line of rulers from the same family |
| geologist | a scientist who studies the history of the earth through its rocks |
| historians | a person who studies and writes about the human past |
| Judaism | the religion of the Jewish people |
| migration | movement of groups of people from one place to another |
| monarchy | the system of government in which a king or queen rules |
| nomad | a person who regularly moves from place to place |
| nomadic | characterized by moving from place to place |
| philosophy | the study of the nature and meaning of life |
| polytheism | the belief in more than one god |
| prehistory | the story of people before people developed writing |
| monotheism | the belief in one God |
| civilization | a complex society with cities, organized government, art , religion, class divisions, and a writing system |
| archaeologists | a scientist who learns about past human life by studying fossils and artifacts |
| artifacts | weapon, tool, or other item made by humans |
| city states | an independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages |
| anthropologists | a scientist who studies the physical characteristics and cultures of humans and their ancestors |
