Vocabulary & Concepts
What is the study of human history through artifacts and structures?
Archaeology
Where is Pompeii?
Archaeology can tell us what people ______, wore, and ate.
lived
What are aqueducts?
Roman structures that moved water between cities
Museums help protect artifacts using this (keeping them cool and dry)
Objects made by people in the past (tools, jewelry, pottery)
Artifacts
What is Stonehenge?
This stone circle in the UK may have been used to observe the stars
How do archaeologists know what people ate in Pompeii?
Because of meals left on tables
What is the Acropolis show?
Advanced construction and engineering
This modern issue can destroy archaeological sites by building over them.
Urbanization
What is chronology?
ZERO POINTS HAHA
In which period was Skara brae?
Stone Age or Neolithic period
Skara Brae showed evidence of three activities, what are they?
Farming, fishing, and hunting
The Mask of Agamemnon shows advanced skill in this.
Metalwork
Rising sea levels and heavy rain are examples of this threat
Climate Change
What is preservation?
Protecting archaeological sites from damage
What is the name of the Austrian site that revealed ancient textiles and clothing tools?
Hallstatt
Archaeology cannot give full answers because of this limitation,
We only study what has been discovered?
Roman bathhouses used this system to heat rooms
Furnaces
This problem involves stealing artifacts from sites
Theft
What is continuity?
The idea that something continues over time without breaking
What is the name of the German Viking site that revealed combs, jewelry, and tools?
Hedeby
Burial sites help us understand people’s ______ about death.
beliefs
Skilled craftsmanship and toolmaking show this about civilizations
SIIIIIIKE YOU GET NOTHING
Preserving sites is important because it protects our ______
heritage/history