The First Humans and Archaeology
The two main theories of human origins are
What are multi-regional hypothesis and the out-of-Africa theory
the early phase of the Stone Age when primitive stone tools were used is known as the ____________
what is the Paleolithic Era
A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates.
What is the Fertile Crescent
A rule of conduct or action laid down and enforced by the government is known as a ________.
The Arthashastra was written by Kautilya and contained information specific for who?
Who is rulers
The study of ancient and recent human past through material remains is
what is archaeology
the later part of the Stone Age when people used ground or polished stone weapons and implements is known as ____________
What is the Neolithic Era
What do the Ancient River Valley Civilizations have in common?
What is they all live near rivers
What was the highest point of each city in Mesopotamia called?
What is a Ziggurat
Name two gifts of the Nile
What are:
location papyrus transportation
khemet irrigation food
This kind of scientist studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts.
What is an archaeologist
The _____________ people lived a nomadic lifestyle.
What is the Paleolithic
What are the three kinds of maps we learned about?
What are:
Political Maps
Climate Maps
Physical Maps
Mesopotamia is land between what two rivers?
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
True or false: The Arthashastra believes that "In the happiness of the subjects (citizens) lies the happiness of the king" which means the duty of the king is to tend to the needs of his citizens because if they are happy the King will be happy
what is true
By analyzing __________ in living human populations, scientists could trace the people who were in someone's family backward in time.
what is DNA
In this era there was no concept of private property.
What is the Paleolithic Era
Irrigation systems were developed in the Middle East because ____________.
What is the people needed to be able to bring water from the rivers to their crops for farming.
_________ was the written language in the Indus Valley and ___________ was the written language in Mesopotamia.
What is Sanskrit in the Indus Valley and Cuneiform in Mesopotamia
In the fifth century B.C. , the Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt the ______________.
What is the "Gift of the Nile"
artifacts are dates from _________ to _________
what is old to new
This era grew crops such as corn, wheat, beans and domesticated animals.
What is the Neolithic Era
This map shows geographical features of an area and often shades in areas to show mountains and valleys.
What is a physical map
Why don't we know about the government in the Indus Valley?
What is because much of their recorded history has not yet been deciphered.
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were cities in what civilization?
What is the Indus River Valley Civilization