Vocabulary
A scientist who studies fossil remains to determine the characteristics of various prehistoric periods.
Paleontologist
a historic object made or used by humans
artifact
Title of rulers of ancient Egypt
pharaoh
Mesopotamia’s names means
“Land between the rivers”
Egyptian pyramid building began during what period?
Old Kingdom
skills and useful knowledge available to them for collecting material and making the objects necessary for survival
technology
A line of rulers who belong to the same family
Dynasty
Workers skilled in crafts
artisans
True or False - Sumerian religion had the belief that people would have a peaceful afterlife
False
Pressing sharpened reeds into wet clay tablets was how who wrote
Sumerians
Ancient Egyptian writing system using picture symbols for ideas of sounds
hieroglyphics
Taming of animals for human use
domesticated
Sumerian system of writing using wedge-shaped markings
cuneiform
Government that combines both political and religious leadership
Theocracy
After conquering Lower Egypt, Narmer set up the capital of his government in
Memphis
Group of territories or nations ruled by a single ruler or government
Empire
Scientist who studies physical and cultural characteristics of humans and their ancestors
anthropologists
The exchange of goods and ideas when cultures come in contact with each other.
Cultural diffusion
The legal code of Hammurabi called for
Specific punishments for each type of violation
Home Erectus developed clothing and the ability to hunt animals using weapons. They also discovered the ability to make _____________
Fire
A group of government officials headed by an administrator
bureaucracy
An independent state consisting of a city and the surrounding land and villages
city-state
Worship of many gods
polytheism
Bones found at the Hadar sight indicated that hominids there could ......
Walk upright
Uniting the city-states of Mesopotamia was an accomplishment by whom
Sargon I