Social Scientists
This is an expert who studies Earth’s natural and human-made features.
Geographer
Historians divide the Stone Age into the Paleolithic Age and the….
Neolithic Age.
Another name for agriculture is...
farming.
What two rivers were important to the people of Mesopotamia?
Tigris & Euphrates
What does being a nomad mean?
Moving around a lot.
The social scientist who digs up artifacts from the past is...
Archaeologist
During the Paleolithic Age, people got food by….
Moving from place to place, hunting wild animals, gathering wild plants & roots.
Neolithic humans became sedentary, which means....
they stayed in one place, with permanent shelters.
What was the first human civilization formed?
Sumer/Sumerians
Why is it difficult to study prehistoric humans?
There are no written records.
People who study ancient history make educated guesses called….
Hypothesis or inference
Why did Paleolithic people paint geometric shapes?
They believed geometric shapes brought them good luck.
The two parts of agriculture are...
growing crops and domestication of animals.
How did the people of Sumer solve the problem of having an uncontrolled water supply?
Created a complex irrigation system, including dams, levees and reservoirs.
What is Ms. Thrane's favorite food?
Pizza!
Social scientists are scholars who study….
Archaeology, history, and geography
Cave paintings were important to Paleolithic people because it gave them...
A way to communicate.
Why were openings to Neolithic houses on the roof?
It prevented other people from stealing and they did not invent the door yet.
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between two rivers.
What was a benefit of being able to have a steady food supply?
Could stay in one place, build permanent shelter, have free time, etc.
Show all 3 actions for the social scientists and explain what they do.
Historian: Research and write about the past.
Archaeology: Dig up artifacts and describe them.
Geographer: Study human and natural things and make maps.
How many years ago did Paleolithic people appear?
About 2.5 million years ago.
The Neolithic Revolution began in what part of the world?
Fertile Crescent
This building allows gods to visit earth.
Ziggurat.
Our school counselor's name is...
Ms. Johnson