Pre-Historical Professions
This profession studies the fossil record to understand the history of life on earth since it's beginning.
Paleontologist
Early hominids lived in _________.
groups, packs, etc.
Most preserved neolithic art was drawn where?
On cave walls.
The beginning of history begins with the invention of?
Writing
What part of Mesopotamia did the Assyrians come from?
Northern
This profession studies human behavior and biology.
Anthropologist
The earliest hominids were found on which continent?
Africa
What was most frequently depicted in neolithic art?
Naturalistic figures.
The first writing system in Mesopotamia was called?
Cuneiform
What made the Assyrian empire so powerful?
Their military.
This profession studies material remains of human society.
Which tool was used for chopping, digging, cutting, and scrapping?
The hand axe/just axe.
What are some theories for why neolithic people created art?
Lunar cycles, notes on the migrations of animals, etc.
Where was cuneiform written?
Onto clay tablets.
What metal were Assyrian weapons made out of?
Iron
This profession studies pre-literate societies that still exist.
Ethnographers
The most important tool for early hominids gave safety warmth and could cook food, what was it?
Fire.
A figure of a woman appears as a carving in multiple locations, what roman mythological figure/planet is she named after?
Venus
What tool was used to write on the clay tablets?
Answers may vary.
What safari animal did Assyrian kings love to hunt?
This profession studies and writes about the past using written records.
Historian.
Which weapon came first: the spear, the bow and arrow, or the sword?
The spear.
Where is the most famous neolithic cave painting found? The country will suffice.
France
What "epic" story is the oldest written story we still have record of...
The Epic of Gilgamesh.
Assyrian King Ashurbanipal created one of the world's first and largest what?
Libraries.