Archaeology
What are the remains of living things such as plants and animals called?
fossils
What is the ability to walk on two legs called?
bidpedal
What does the word, "Mesopotamia" mean?
Land between two rivers
What is the name given to the most famous three pyramids in Ancient Egypt?
Giza
What god or goddess what Athens named after?
Athena
What are remains of objects made by humans called?
artifacts
What is name given to a group of people who wander from place to place?
Nomads
What was the temple in Mesopotamia called?
Ziggurat
How long is the Nile River?
4,000 miles
Who wrote short stories that taught a moral or lesson?
Aesop
What type of scientist would have been able to identify plants and trees from earlier civilizations?
botanist
What is the gradual change in a species over time called?
evolution
What farming invention held back the flooding waters?
levees
What is the triangle shaped area of the mouth of the Nile River where it flows into the Mediterranean Sea?
delta
What is the name of the place where the philosophers would be found speaking?
agora
What does "BCE" stand for?
Before the Common Era.
What was the name given to the remains of an early human named after a Beatles' song?
Lucy
What was the type of writing used by scribes in Mesopotamia?
cuneiform
What were the three main cities of Ancient Egypt?
Thebes, Armana, and Memphis
What was the most popular clothing worn in Ancient Greece?
chiton or toga
How did archaeologists map out their dig site?
They used a labeled grid.
What is another name for growing crops and the domestication of animals?
agriculture
Which two rivers made up the land known as "The Fertile Crescent"?
Tigris and Euphrates
What did archaeologists find that had them finally understand hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
What ancient Greek philosopher founded an academy?
Plato
Which year is closer to modern day, 500 BCE or 2000 BCE?
500 BCE
What is another term for the word "species" as it applies to early humans?
genus
How many laws were in Hammurabi's Code?
282
In what year was King Tut's tomb discovered?
1922
What was the main trade route in Ancient Greece?
Aegean Sea
Which type of scientist would study ancient languages?
Linguist
What is another name for early humans?
hominid
Who built the first successful empire in Mesopotamia?
Sargon the Great
What is a series of rulers from the same family in Ancient Egypt called?
dynasty
What trick did the Ancient Greeks us to make buildings look taller?
entasis - a slight curve in the column
If an archaeologist found a shark's tooth and took a photo and sent that photo to another scientist, is that photo a primary or secondary source?
secondary source
What is the oldest stage of early humans called?
Paleolithic Age
Kuwait and Iraq
Which Egyptian queen had no mention of her famous pharaoh husband in her tomb?
Nefertari
Which city-state in Ancient Greece gave girls the best education?
Sparta
Which type of scientist uses radio carbon dating to determine the age of fossils or artifacts?
chemist
About how many years ago did the earliest stage of early humans begin?
5 to 7 million years ago
What was the first city-state developed in Mesopotamia?
Sumer
What is the name of the season when the crops began to grow?
emergence
Name the four different types of government in Ancient Greece?
monarchy, democracy, oligarchy, tyranny
What great discovery did Mary and Louis Leakey make?
stone tools from early humans
What is the Mesolithic Era also known as?
Middle Stone Age
Which mountain range was closer to Sumer?
Zagros
What is the place where water runs fast over the Nile River?
cataracts
What year was the first Olympics held in Ancient Greece?
776 BCE