Vocab
What is a tuber
A sort of bowl in the landscape/geography
What is a basin
the first Olympic games took place in this ancient city
What is Greece
This Greek word means, "Rule by the People"
What is democracy
This is the highest mountain range in the world
What is the Himalayas
relating to or resulting from living things
What is biotic
this term describes a phenomenon in which something can no longer survive without human management/intervention
What is "fully-domesticated"
According to the narrative, a lady named Helena inspired a war in this place
What is Troy
The Pantheon was built to honor this Greek Goddess
Who is Goddess Athena
"maize" is another term for this plant
What is corn
relating to the form or structure of things; which can change over time
What is morphological
this term refers to having characteristics of being predisposed to life in the domus
What is "pre-adapted"
This place is where our human ancestors originally emerged from
What is the African continent
This is the home of the Gods
What is Olympus
a professional dedicated to the study of ancient artifacts and peoples
What is an archaeologist
the process by which an organism alters its own (or another species') local environment; hint: think cozy spaces
What is niche construction
a unique and unprecedented concentration of tilled fields, seed and grain, people, domestic animals, etc
What is the "domus-complex"
This ancient city was destroyed by a volcano eruption (Vesuvius)
What is Pompeii
This term means "to murder for political reasons"; Greece is famous for it
What is "assassinate"
a dark natural glass stone formed by cooled lava
What is obsidian
an organism that is not indigenous or native to a particular area; which can cause great environmental or economic harm to the area
What is an invasive species
the retention of juvenile features in the adult animal
What is neotany
Mesopotamia was in modern day _________.
What is Iraq
This term refers to a long poem that tells a story
What is an "epic"
The belief in multiple Gods is called
What is polytheism