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Vocabulary
Discoveries
Survival
The Ages
Hodge Podge
100
A person who studies the remains of past human life is known as a/an ________.
archaeologist
100
A slab of stone found in Egypt in which was carved ancient languages.
Rosetta Stone
100
What was the basic goal of prehistoric people in their day to day lives?
survival
100
It is commonly said that BC stands for ______.
Before Christ
200
Ancient objects, or pieces of objects made by people long ago.
artifacts
200
A completely preserved ancient Roman town that was buried under volcanic ash when Mt. Vesuvius erupted.
Pompeii
200
How did the earliest people get their food? (Name 2)
hunting and gathering
200
The earliest known period of per-historic culture is known as the _____.
Stone Age
200
The Ancient Egyptian system of writing that used pictures for words.
Hieroglyphics
300
The remains of living things from long ago that are studied to learn about the past.
fossils
300
The ancient buried city in Italy that was discovered when a farmer found some artifacts in his field.
Herculaneum
300
Before ancient people became _______, they were hunters and gatherers.
producers
300
What are the three "AGES" of prehistory?
Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age
300
Name the three specific vocabulary terms you were required to use in your museum display narrative.
prehistory, archaeology, Stone Age
400
To dig into the earth to uncover something.
excavate
400
Why is the discovery of the Rosetta Stone important?
It allowed Hieroglyphics to be deciphered.
400
In Ancient History, what does the term producer mean?
A person who produced plants or animals for food by raising them.
400
During the _____, people learned to make tools and weapons by combining copper and tin into one metal.
Bronze Age
500
Another term for decode
decipher
500
Name 2 of the 3 languages on the Rosetta Stone.
Hieroglyphics, Ancient Greek, Demotic
500
To adapt wild plants or tame wild animals for human use is to _____ them.
domesticate
500
Depending on the _____ and _____ used by ancient people, early human history is divided into 3 specific Ages.
tools and weapons
500
Archaeologists think the first humans probably lived on the continent that is now known as _____.
Africa