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History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Older artifacts are usually found where? | deeper in the ground. |
| What is technology? | the skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs |
| what is NOT a part of society's culture? | age range |
| Why might a gorge or canyon be a good place to look for ancient artifacts or bones? | They provide easy access to deeper, older layers of earth. |
| Who were the first hominids to learn how to use fire? | Homo erectus |
| Who found the early hominid "Lucy"? | Donald Johanson |
| What distinguishes hominids from other animals? | Hominids walk upright on two feet. |
| What is the specific name of the study of past people and cultures through material remains? | Archaeology |
| How can geologists help to determine the age of artifacts? | by finding the age of rocks located near archaeological sites |
| Domesticated plants are all plants that are...? | raised in a controlled way. |
| Why were calendars developed? | to help determine when to plant and harvest |
| The Paleolithic Period is also known as the? | Old Stone Age. |
| The ancient Chinese first domesticated what animal? | dogs |
| Which Neolithic village still exists today as an Israeli-occupied city? | Jericho |
| What group came to assert more power over other in societies? | elite warriors |
| The belief that spirits live in animals, objects, or dreams is called | animism. |
| What discovery in the Alps helped Archaeologists learn about life in Neolithic times? | "The Iceman" |
| What is the name of the transition from nomadic life to farming settlements? | the Neolithic Revolution |
| People who move from place to place in search of food are | nomads. |
| Trained writers were called | scribes. |
| A complex, highly organized social order is called a | civilization. |
| The most ambitious rulers tried to form what entity? | an empire |
| Steppes are what kinds of places? | grasslands |
| What was NOT a way in which cultural diffusion occurred? | isolation |
| What type of ranking led to the growth of social classes? | ranking by job |
| How were nomadic cultures different from civilizations? | Nomadic people did not build cities. |
| The first step toward the development of writing was the use of what? | pictographs |
| When a ruler conquered territories beyond his or her city, this new total region would be called a(n) | city-state. |
| Why were buildings in Sumerian cities built with clay bricks? | Timber and stone were unavailable in the region |
| Why do some scholars think that women held a higher social standing in Sumer than in later civilizations in the region? | Goddesses were highly honored |
| Sumerian scribes wrote on | clay tablets |
| What poem described a great flood that destroys the world? | The Epic of Gilgamesh |
| What numbering system have we retained from the Sumerians? | the 60-minute hour |
| Sumerian stepped platforms dedicated to a god or goddess are known as | ziggurats. |
| A hierarchy is a system of | ranking groups |
| Which region in the Fertile Crescent has name that means "between the rivers"? | Mesopotamia |
| What did Sumerians believed happened to all people after death? | They lived in a grim underworld |
| Sumerian writing consisted of wedge-shaped marks that were called | cuneiform. |
| What is the Middle East named for? | rich soils,and golden wheat fields. |
| what was the worlds first civilization in South East Mesopotamia? | Sumer |
| Definition of Ensure | to make sure something will happen. |
| def. of hierarchy | system of ranking groups. |
| barter economy is...? | early economies based on trade goods and services. |
| who is Zoroaste? | Persian thinker rejected old Persian gods and promoted idea of a single wise god. |
| territory settled and ruled by people from another land is a(an)? | colony |
| who developed the alphabet? | the Phoenicians. |
| Hammurabi's code helped everyone know what? | the law. |
| One of the seven wonders built by Nebuchadnezzar is..? | Hanging Gardens. |
| People who vote directly on the issues and laws is? | Direct democracy |
| people elect representatives to vote for them is..? | Indirect democracy |
| Uses reasons to find causes for events | philosopher |
| Parthenon is? | Greek architecture |
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