Prehistory Jobs
What is an artifact?
Objects made by human beings
What is another name for the Old Stone Age?
Paleolithic Age
What was an example of advanced technology in Mesopotamia?
Plows, irrigation systems, potter’s wheel, bronze (melted copper and tin).
What is an example of a city-state in Mesopotamia?
Babylon, Ur, Urk...
What is the oldest Monothestic religion?
Judaism
This job examines the artifacts that cultures left behind
Archaeologists
How did the Old Stone Age get food?
Hunter-gatherers and/or Nomadic (following their food)
What were some specialized workers?
Traders, government officials, priests, artisans, scribes.
What are the 2 rivers around Mesopotimia?
Tigris & Euphrates
What religion has no prophets/leaders?
Hinduism
This job studies fossils.
Paleontologists
What ended the Old Stone Age?
What was the writing form in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
What is a problem living close to a river?
Flooding, drought, limited resources...
What text does Hinduism follow?
Vedas
This job studies Human Cultures, both past and present.
Anthropologists
What is another name of the New Stone Age?
Neolithic Age
What was a Complex Institution in Mesopotamia?
Code of Hammurabi
Why was Mesopotamia able to have specialized workers?
Surplus of food
Which religion believes in Karma?
Hinduism
What is the time period before writing called?
Prehistory
How did the new stone age get their food?
Farming, the Neolithic Revolution
How was Mesopotamia an advanced city?
Land hire than water, built city walls with bud bricks, trade to get needed items.
What is the curved shape and richness of the land called where Mesopotamia was located?
Fertile Crescent
What text does Judaism follow?
Torah