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A word that means the time before
the written record.
PREHISTORY
This specialist studies artifacts and often
manages an excavation.
ARCHEOLOGIST
The first civilization known as “the land
between the two rivers”.
MESOPOTAMIA
According to DNA research human life
began on the continent of
______________.
AFRICA
A specialist who would study stone and
the movement of rocks would be called a
_______________________.
GEOLOGIST
The Babylonian Emperor who created
the first uniform code of law.
HAMMURABI
When early humans started walking on
two feet they were ___________.
BIPEDAL
Specialists that study the remains of
early humans would be called
__________________.
PALEOANTHROPOLOGISTS
The first form of writing created by the
Sumerians was called ____________.
CUNEIFORM
A society with an advanced governement,
religious structure, culture and writing system
would be called a _____________.
CIVILIZATION
A walled city-state surrounded by farmland
and countryside having its own government is
called a ________________.
CITY-STATE
Early humans populated many of the
continents by moving from one place to
another or ________________.
MIGRATING
The sacred ancient text of Judaism is
called the __________________.
TORAH
The Ancient Egyptian process of preserving
the skin and flesh of a corpse and wrapping it
in linen was called ________________.
MUMMIFICATION
When Moses led the Jewish people out of
slavery in Egypt to the promised land of Israel
this was called the _______________.
EXODUS
Great Egytpian architectural structures built to
protect the body of the pharaoh and display the
greatness of Egypt were called _______.
PYRAMIDS
A form of government first created by the
Athenians that meant “rule by the people” was
called ______________.
DEMOCRACY
An Ancient Greek value that means to be
intelligent and creative
INGENUITY
Games of sport which included track, discus
throwing and wrestling created by the
Ancient Greeks and continue to this day.
OLYMPICS
The first Ancient Greek civilization that specialized in
trading. This island had many resources including
wood, metals, olives, grapes and wheat. Known for its
wonderful ships it was called______________.
CRETE
These early Greeks lived on the mainland and
farmed wheat, grapes and olives. Along with
fishng they liked to engage in a bit of piracy and
were called _________________.
MYCENAEANS
Thesseus and the Minotaur would be an
example of a fairytale, a legend or a
myth?
MYTH
Which Greek city-state encouraged girls
to exercise?
SPARTA
Which form of Greek government has an
hereditary king?
MONARCHY
Why are artifacts such as a copper-heade axe
and bowls with ancient writing significant to
historians?
They help historians construct the story and culture of
the past societies.
Name the kinds of specialists that helped
Mary Leaky analyze Laetoli and what kind of
specialist was she?
Chemist-dated the Early Human footprints
Geologist-figured out that the footprints were
preserved in the cooling of a volcanic eruption
Paleoanthropologist – analayzed the hominid
footprints
Name the 3 types of early hominids that are
ancestors to human beings by their (Homo
genus) and one of their capabilities.
Homo habilis – skilled man
Homo erectus – man who stands upright
Homo sapien – thinking man
What are the ifferences between Neanderthals
and modern humans?
• Neanderthals had a broader bone structure including a
protruding forehead
• Neanderthals had larger muscles and were stronger
• Neanderthals were on average shorter than modern
humans
Explain the benefits of the Neolithic
Revolution
Farming and the domestication of animals produced
created a surplus of food that was one of the factors that
led to civilztion
What makes the land of the Fertile Crescent
different from the surrounding area?
The land of the Fertile Cresent was arable.
Name 3 reasons why Herodotus called Egypt
“the gift of the Nile”?
The Nile gave Egypt water for their crops, silt during the
Innudation to fertalize their crops, a means of
transportation and it attracted wild life.