A person who studies the past by looking at written documents is called...
A person who studies the past by looking at written documents is called...
A historian
100
What does Mesopotamia mean?
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land between rivers
100
What is the major discovery that marked the beginning of the Neolithic Age?
What is the major discovery that marked the beginning of the Neolithic Age?
Farming or agriculture
100
What is prehistory?
What is prehistory?
The time in the past before things were written down.
100
Why were people in the Paleolithic Age nomads?
Why were people in the Paleolithic Age nomads?
Because they had to follow the food supply because they were hunters and gatherers
200
A person who studies the past by looking at artifacts is called...
A person who studies the past by digging up and looking at artifacts is called...
An archeologist
200
Why did the first civilizations settle around rivers?
Why did the first civilizations settle around rivers?
The soil was rich for farming
200
How did people get food in the Paleolithic Age?
How did people get food in the Paleolithic Age?
By hunting and gathering
200
What does "Neolithic Age" mean?
What does "Neolithic Age" mean?
New Stone Age
200
What was the name of one prehistoric human found?
What was the name of one prehistoric human found?
Lucy or Otzi
300
A person who studies maps is called...
A person who studies maps is called...
A geographer
300
How did Mesopotamian's solve the problem of water overflow from rivers?
How did Mesopotamian's solve the problem of water overflow from rivers?
They created irrigation systems (dams, ditches) and pipes that carried water from one place to another
300
Why did people start trading in the Neolithic Age?
Why did people start trading in the Neolithic Age?
Because people wanted better materials to do their jobs.
300
Very old objects that were made by humans (such as clothing, tools, weapons, and coins) are called...
Very old objects that were made by humans (such as clothing, tools, weapons, and coins) are called...
Artifacts
300
What are the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia?
What are the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
400
What is one reason we study history?
What is one reason we study history?
To understand how people's actions from the past affect us today.
To learn about what happened in the past so that we can make better decisions today.
400
Why is Hammurabi's code so important?
Why is Hammurabi's code so important?
It was one of the first sets of laws that were written out and displayed for all to see
400
Humans during the Paleolithic Age were considered _______________________ because they did not settle in one place and wandered in search of food and shelter.
Humans during the Paleolithic Age were considered _______________________ because they did not settle in one place and wandered in search of food and shelter.
Nomads
400
What is a scribe?
What is a scribe?
Someone who writes written language
400
Were does the saying, "an eye for an eye" come from?
Were does the saying, "an eye for an eye" come from?
Hammurabi's Code
500
How many years are between 5,304 B.C to 1998 A.D.?
How many years are between 5,304 B.C to 1998 A.D.?
7302 years
500
What is Mesopotamia known as? (not the definition)
What is Mesopotamia known as?
Cradle of Civilization
500
How did shelters change in the Neolithic Age?
How did shelters change in the Neolithic Age?
People started living in permanent homes in towns and villages
500
When a human tames an animal for food or farming it is called...
When a human tames an animal for food or farming it is called...
domestication
500
What are the six characteristics of a civilization?
What are the six characteristics of a civilization?
Social Structure, Religion, Cities, Government, Art, Written Language