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What does cultural hearth mean?
new ideas, practices, and technology.
What are the four culture hearths?
Southwest Asia, China, Mesoamerica, and North Africa
Mesoamerica introduced what new crop?
maize
What does surplus mean?
extra food to use
What does metallurgy mean?
metalworking
What does staple mean?
main crop
What were clans?
family groupings
What does matrilineal mean?
traced descendants through the mother rather than the father
What does Mesoamerica mean?
middle America
Maize is also known as what?
corn
Maize was domesticated from what wild plant?
Teosinte
What is cultural diffusion?
The process by which cultures interact and spread from one area to another.
Faiyum is located in present day?
Cairo
What does civilization mean?
is an advanced and complex society
What does religion mean?
the belief in and worship of gods and goddesses
What is a temple?
a place of worship
What was the world's first temple called?
Gobekli Tepe
What does trade mean?
the exchange of goods
What is the fifth element or civilization?
improved Technoloy
What does government mean?
is an organization set up to make and enforce rules for a society