The Distant Past
What is Anthropology?
the study of how humans behave, act, and where they come from
to move or travel
what are nomads?
people who move from place to place
what is religion?
a set of shared beliefs
what is an archaeologist?
people who study the past with what they left behind
where are the earliest human remains found?
what does it mean to have a surplus?
More than enough
What is job specialization?
allowing people to use their talents at a specific task to maintain a civilization
what is prehistory?
time before written records
beliefs that the natural world was filled with spirits
Where was the first place to become the center of Agriculture?
Southwestern Asia
what are social classes?
groups of people that occupy different tasks or levels in society
what are fossils?
hardened remains or imprints of living things
What does it mean to domesticate?
change the growth of plants and animals to be useful for humans
What city had a complex economy?
Uruk
Where is the Fertile Crescent?
what does a geologist do?
what were some reliable sources of food?
wheat, rice, and maize
What are some 8 features of civilization?
writing, cities, government, arts and architecture, public works, social classes, job specialization
Where is the Mesopotamia?
a wide, flat plain in present-day Iraq