One of a group of people who move with their flocks and herds as the seasons change to find water and pasture
A Nomad
100
a broad area of flat open land
Plain
100
A complex society witch a stable food supply, specialization of labor, a government, and a highly developed culture
Civilization
100
The systematic recovery and study of tools, graves, buildings, pottery and other remains of past human life and culture
Archaeology
100
A picture that stands for a word or idea; picture writing
Pictograph
200
A professional writer of record keeper; a person whose job is to copy documents and manuscripts
Scribe
200
An elevated area of flat land
Plateau
200
An ancient temple; the word means "mountain of god" or "hill of heaven"
Ziggurat
200
An object made by humans that is of archaeological or historical significance
Artifact
200
A person who gets food by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants, roots, nuts, and berries
Hunter-gatherer
300
a manager; one who directs a government or organization
Administrator
300
A widespread shortage of food that threatens death from starvation
Famine
300
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wedge-shaped characters made with a reed tool and used in writing several ancient languages
BONUS
The tool used to write cuneiform
Cuneiform
Bonus- Stylus
300
The science, art, and business of raising animals and plants to supply food for humans; farming.
Agriculture
300
All the living and nonliving things in a person's surroundings
Environment
400
A worker who is skilled in making a particular product by hand
Artisan
400
The act of supplying dry lands with water by means of as system of canals, ditches, pipes, and streams
irrigation
400
The legends, myths, and beliefs that a culture passes from generation to generation by word of mouth
Oral Tradition
400
To train or adapt an animal or plant to live in a human environment, making it more useful to humans
Domesticate
400
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time, especially temperature, precipitation, and wind
Climate
500
An Ancient hero who faced the monster Huwawa; probably the worlds first superhero and King of the Sumerian City of Uruk
Gilgamesh
500
The physical features of a region, such as mountains, plains, and rivers.
Topography
500
Information about events recorded at the time of those events
Primary Source
500
An extra amount, more than is needed
Having this allowed for population growth and for people to settle down in permanent settlements
Surplus
500
The spread of ideas, values, and inventions from one culture to another