Pre-History
When studying pre-history, historian rely mostly on what to create pictures of the past?
Artifacts
What is the study of human life and culture?
Anthropology
What is a complex culture called?
civilization
What city was found near the Dead Sea?
Jericho
What does polytheistic mean?
to believe in many gods or goddesses
What is the period before writing was developed?
Pre-History
What are nomads?
People who move from place to place in search of food
Give 3 examples of men’s roles during the Neolithic age?
protection, farming, herding
The use of metals at the end of the Neolithic Age marked what?
The Bronze Age
This is the title of the earliest known work of fiction
The Epic of Gilgamesh
What is one of the most important jobs for archaeologists and anthropologists?
dating prehistoric fossils and artifacts
What community was located in modern day Turkey?
Catal Huyuk
What resulted from people not having to all worry about providing food anymore?
Division of labor
What were writings used for?
to keep records and for creative expression through literature
What were writings used for?
to keep records and for creative expression through literature
What is thermoluminescence dating?
measures the amount of light given off around an object in the soil and is considered accurate up to 200,000 years
What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?
The land between two rovers
this shift from hunting animals and gathering food to the keeping of animals and growing of food happened during the Neolithic revolution
systematic agriculture
What is the earliest know form of writing
cuneiform
What are the three classes in Mesopotamian civilization?
Nobles, commoners, slaves
What do anthropologists use to determine how people lived their lives?
Bones, hides & seeds
A Sumerian temple built atop a steppe tower, typically in the center of a city.
ziggurat
Name the two rivers in the Fertile Crescent
Tigris & Euphrates
What are the 6 things that make up a civilization?
cities, religion, government, social structures, writing, art
Name six examples of new technology created by the Sumerians
arch, dome, wheel, sundial, bronze, astronomy, math