Early Hominids
Interpreting the Past
Hunters and Gatherers
The Rise of the Sumerians
Civilization?
Daily Double and
Final Jeopardy
100

This early hominid, nicknamed, Handy Man was the first to use this.

Fire

100

These experts can use almost anything left behind to learn about early hominids and humans.

What is an archeologist?

100

From two words meaning "new" and "stone" this is the name for a period beginning around 8,000 B.C.E. when humans made rapid advancements.

What is neolithic?

100

Mesopotamia comes from the Greek words for "the land between" these.

What are rivers?

100

A modern example of this characteristic of civilization might be cell phones and AI.

What is technology?

100

Double Jeopardy Answer #1

What is an artifact?

200

Shorter and stockier than modern humans, this early hominid is probably who Geico had in mind with their "So easy a caveman could do it" commercials.

What is Neanderthal?

200

Daily Double

Clue: An object made or used by people in the past is called this.

200

This characteristic of the neolithic age called this, was often made from mud, stones and tree branches.

What is a permanent shelter?

200

To control flooding and bring in water during the drier months, the people mesopotamia created these types of systems.

What are irrigation systems?

200

Believing that it please the gods, the Sumerians loved to make this.

What is music?

200

Double Jeopardy #2

What is a plow?

300

The nickname really fits this hominid, the first to use tools.

What is Handyman?

300

Of teachers, artists, detectives and builders, people who study the past are most like this.

What are detectives?

300

One of the great advantages of farming and living in community was the chance to do this with objects--making them more this.

What is beautiful?

300
Sumerians had to depend on each other in each village to do this type of needed work on canals.

What is clean out silt?

300

Daily Double

The Sumerians invented this, a tool for tilling or turning the soil.

400

Mrs. Fizer probably likes the idea that this hominid was the first to make art.

What is modern humans?

400

A diary might be used by this type of expert.

What is an historian?

400

One example of items neolithic people traded for was hematite.  It as the first type of this women might use today.

What is makeup?

400

Because there were no natural barriers to keep out invading armies, the Sumerians created these around their cities.

What are walls?

400

A clay seal of the king, a chariot from the army, and gold cup made by a craftsman are all examples of this characteristic of civilization.

What is social structure?

400

Final Jeopardy

Category: The Neolithic Age

500

This is the nickname for Australopithecus Afarensis.

What is Lucy?

500

When examining cave art from pre-history this is the hardest thing to know for certain.

What is why they painted it?

500

These two settlements or cities were formed during the neolithic age.

What are Catal Hayuk and Jericho?

500

The earthen walls that protected areas from flooding are called this.

What are levees?

500

The building of zigurrat is an example of this characteristic of civilization.

What is religion?

500

To enter their homes Neolithic people probably used this.

What is a ladder?

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