Dawn of Man
This is a person who excavates and studies traces of ancient civilizations
What is an archaeologist?
They are the first known Ancient Mesopotamian civilization
Who are the Sumerians?
This has the body of a lion and the head of a man
What is a sphinx?
She was an Egyptian pharaoh who fell in love with the Roman Mark Antony
Who is Cleopatra?
These are triangular prisms built in Egypt that held the tombs of pharaohs
What are pyramids?
This is a person who studies fossils
Who is a paleontologist?
They were the world's first empire
Who are the Akkadians?
This is an ancient Egyptian writing system that uses pictures instead of text
What are hieroglyphics?
He led the Exodus (Israelites out of Egypt)
Who is Moses?
What is due to the fact that AD and BC are exclusive to Christians?
The term _________ society refers to the Old Stone Age - an age of hunting and gathering
What is Paleolithic society?
This is a term used to describe an exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money
What is to barter?
This was the precious artifact used to decode the stories told by ancient Egyptian pictures
What is the Rosetta Stone?
He was the first patriarch of the Jewish religion
Who is Abraham?
This vital organ was discarded during the mummification process
What is the brain?
This event marked a major advancement in tools, weaponry, art, and personal adornment
What is the Great Leap Forward?
This is a type of massive stone structure built in ancient Mesopotamia. It has the form of a terraced compound of successively receding stories or levels.
What is a ziggurat?
He was the pharaoh who signed the first peace treaty in history
Who is Ramses II?
This pharaoh dressed as a man to legitimize her role
Who is Hatshepsut?
These are the first four major civilizations
What are India, China, Egypt, and Mesopotamia?
This is the name given to 40% of a human skeleton that lived approximately 3.2 million years ago
Who is Lucy?
*not on exam*
This is one of the earliest systems of writing, was invented by the Sumerians. It is distinguished by its wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets
what is cuneiform?
This is the primary reason that the Egyptians stopped building the pyramids
What is grave robbers?
The Babylonians reached their peak with the Code of _________
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
These are the most sacred writings in Judaism and form the first 5 books of the Old testament
What is the Torah?