Thinking Like A Historian
The time period of human history BEFORE the invention of writing.
What is Prehistory?
A long period of time when there is almost no rain.
What is a Drought?
A building that was used both as a city hall and a religious temple
What is a Ziggurat?
If you slap your father, you would lose your _____.
What is your Hand?
The “stuff” or materials that get left behind by people. These can be objects, art, buildings, etc.
What are Artifacts?
A very long time ago.
What is Ancient?
The first written language.
What is Cuneiform?
Another word for fairness.
What is Justice?
The remains of something that was once alive, like a plant or animal.
What is a Fossil?
Walls made of earth that people used to control where flood water went.
What is a Dike?
The invention that went round and round.
What is the Wheel?
Hammurabi's Code is most popularly known as, "an ____ for an ______."
What is an, "Eye for an Eye?"
A person who searches for evidence like fossils and artifacts in order to learn about humans.
What is an Archeologist?
They would dig ________ to take water from one place to another.
What are Canals?
A tool used to dig deep into the soil and plant seeds.
What is a Plow?
Hammurabi claimed he received the laws from the ____.
What are the Gods?
A type of evidence that comes from the time period a historian is studying.
What is a Primary Source.
Rich soil, deposited by rivers, that people used to grow their crops.
What is Silt?
One of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
What is the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Someone who is treated poorly and has their freedoms restricted.
Who is an Oppressed Person?