Early Humans & Tools
This is the study of how humans behave, act together, and where they came from
What is anthropology?
In rock layer dating, objects found in these layers are usually older.
What are lower layers?
This term describes a group’s beliefs, activities, and art.
What is culture?
A complete change in thinking, working, and living.
What is a revolution?
Mesopotamia means this.
What is “the land between rivers”?
Scientists who study the past by examining tools, buildings, and objects left behind.
What are archaeologists?
This dating method uses the decay of radioactive elements.
What is radioactive dating?
Early humans used fire to provide light, warmth, and to do this to animals
What is scare them off?
Focusing on one type of job or activity.
What is specialization?
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
The time period before written records existed.
What is prehistory?
Early human ancestor nicknamed “Lucy.”
Who was an early human ancestor?
In early societies, women mainly performed this role.
What is gathering food and herbs?
Government-organized building projects like roads and walls.
What are public works?
Belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
Hardened remains or imprints of living things from long ago.
What are fossils?
Two other early human ancestor nicknames besides Lucy.
Who are Ardi and Handyman?
Leaving one homeland to live somewhere else.
What is migration?
The shape used to organize social classes.
What is a pyramid?
The Phoenicians’ most important and long-lasting invention.
What is the alphabet?
The three stages of toolmaking in early history.
What are the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age?
A reason radioactive decay helps scientists determine age.
What is that radioactive elements break down over time?
The belief that spirits exist in nature.
What is animism?
Two features required for a civilization.
What are cities and an organized government?
(Also accept: food surplus or specialized jobs)
The Diaspora occurred after this empire conquered the Jewish people.
What is the Roman Empire?