Early Man
A professional dedicated to the study of ancient peoples and artifacts
archaeologist
What technological devices did hunter-gatherers make?
stone tools
Which ancient Sumerians most likely lived in small, mud brick houses at the edge of the city?
Farmers
Who made the written Code of Laws?
Hammurabi
What was a major belief central to Egyptian religion?
The afterlife
Objects made long ago that are analyzed and allow archaeologists to draw conclusions about prehistoric people
Artifacts
During which prehistoric era were cave drawings, the ability to make fire, and simple tools discovered or created?
Old Stone Age
Which ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two-story house near the center of the city?
Government official
What is it called when someone exchanges a good or service for another good or service?
Barter
What was a burial practice of Egyptians?
Mummification
Time period when the Earth was covered in glaciers--and a time when people of Clovis used hand-made tools
Ice Age
What was a role for women in hunter-gatherer societies?
gathering fruit, nuts, and roots
Which ancient Sumerian had the following responsibilities: lead the army, enforce the laws, have temples built?
The king
A person who writes for others is called a
Scribe
Whose tomb was discovered in 1922?
King Tut
In this era, people used stone tools, weapons made out of bone or wood, and developed new techniques in stoneworking and used polished rock tools
Stone Age
What was a major roles of men in hunter-gatherer societies?
follow, hunt and kill animals
The Sumerians believed the king was chosen by
the gods
Wedge-shaped writing in Mesopotamia is
Cunneiform
What was papyrus used for?
To make paper
The era after the Stone Age, when humans developed skills in metalworking with this brown-yellowish color metal.
Bronze Age
What was a major discovery of hunter-gatherers during the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Era)? Hint: it is hot.
fire for protection, heat and cooking
Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?
Wheels
Name one of three main groups in Mesopotamia
Sumerians, Babylonians, Phoenicians
Who is at the top of the Egyptian social pyramid (hierarchy)?
Pharaoh