PREHISTORY
It is the science that studies humanity’s past
History
Afterlife
Life after death.
Bartering (Before Wallapop)
to trade by exchanging goods.
Bipedalism
To walk upright on two feet
Frontalism
in art means that the head of the character is always drawn in profile, while the body is seen from the front
It is the period that begins with our first ancestors (4.4 million years ago) and finishes with the invention of writing (3250 BC)
Prehistory
Embalm
to preserve a dead body with chemicals to prevent decay
City-state
a city that with its surrounding territories forms an independent state.
Sedentary
the opposite of nomadic
Nomarch
provincial governor in Ancient Egypt
It is the evolutionary process that results in the present human being. It was a very long process.
Hominization
Polytheist
The belief in more than one God
Ensi
prince-priest who ruled each city-state in the Sumerian period.
Nomadic
moving from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time
Canopic jars
special containers in tombs used to store the organs of the dead body.
It is the type of craft, painting or sculpture that can be moved
Portable art
Hieroglyphic script
Egyptian writing in which the meaning of words was represented with figures and drawings.
Scribe
a civil servant who made handwritten copies of documents.
Wise
having or showing the ability to make good judgments, based on a deep understanding and experience of life
Mummy
the dead body of a human being or animal preserved by the ancient Egyptian process of embalming.
The earliest type of netflix
Cave Paintings
Papyrus
a material in which to write prepare from thin strips of the plant papyrus press together.
Ziggurat
temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower, presenting the appearance of a series of terraces.
Skilful
good at doing something, especially because you have practised doing it
Theocracy
form of government in which God (or a deity) is recognized as the king or ruler.