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People Who Study History
Paleolithic and Neolithic/ Geo. Features
Features of a Civilization
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Vocabulary
100
A person who writes about or is an expert on events that happened in the past
Historian
100
People during the Paleolithic Era depended on the land to get there food. They were ________________ and ________________.
Hunters and Gatherers
100
More people living near each other led villages to grow into ________________.
Cities
100
Used to keep records and pass along information.
Writing
100
People that wonder from one place to another in search of food and shelter.
Nomads
200
A person who examines bones to study the past.
Paleontologist
200
Provide fertile soil which is great for farming.
Rivers
200
Made decisions for the entire Civilization.
Government
200
Paintings, temples, palaces, and sculptures
Art & Architecture
200
A Man-made object such as tools, jewelery, clothing, and pottery.
An artifact
300
A person who studies the past based on the art, language, customs, and art of a particular group of people.
Anthropologist
300
The discovery of farming allowed people during the Neolithic Era to stop traveling to find food and settle into __________________.
Villages, settlements, cities
300
Built for the good of an entire Civilization (bridges, roads, etc)
Public Works
300
One person can't do everything. People have different, specific jobs.
Job Specialization
300
The remains of an animal or plant from a long time ago
Fossils
400
A person who studies the past by using artifacts such as clothing, tools, and pottery.
Archeologist
400
The Neolithic Era saw a drastic rise in population because more food from farming allowed people to _____________.
live longer and support more children.
400
People are ranked according to their jobs
Social Classes
400
People blamed droughts and floods on the gods, so they would pray for good weather.
Religion
400
During the Neolithic Era, people domesticated animals. Another word for domesticated is _________________.
Tamed
500
What is the difference between a Paleontologist and a Archeologist?
A Paleontologist studies fossils, such as bones and human remains An Archeologist studies man-made objects, such as tools, clothing, and and jewelery
500
Name two geographic features which act as barriers and protect people from attack and invasion.
Mountains, oceans, deserts
500
What is a civilization?
A group of people with a writing system, a government, a writing system, specialized jobs, public works, etc.
500
Rank the following three social classes according to their importance in an important civilization: Slaves Priests Merchants
1) Priests 2) Merchants 3) Slaves
500
The language, customs, ideas, and art of a civilization.
Culture