Rise of Humans Vocabulary
Something that is left behind by a culture or people.
Artifact
Who is at the top of Mesopotamian society?
The King
This Egyptian paper was made from reeds that grew along the Nile.
Papyrus
What were archaeologists driven by at first?
Finding money/treasure/fortune
Egypt and Mesopotamia believed in many Gods so they were this?
polytheistic
Definition of excavate
Dig and unearth artifacts from the earth.
What did Mesopotamians write on?
Clay tablets
What is the area called where a river fans out and meets a larger body of water.
delta
Where do archaeologists take artifacts after they've been discovered for more tests and research?
The lab.
Both Egypt and Mesopotamia relied on this happening every year so they could raise crops and grow food.
Rivers flooding
The growing of crops, food, or plants for the benefit of human use.
agriculture
What is the name of the large structure that could have been Mesopotamian temples?
Ziggurat
What direction did the Nile River flow?
North
What tool, in orbit, helps archaeologists know where to begin an archaeological site.
A Satellite
Egypt was different than Mesopotamia because they thought their Pharaoh was what?
Part God.
What is the collective movement of a group or people?
migration
What new position was created that centered around writing?
Scribe
What area was used for Pharaohs' tombs after they stopped making pyramids
Valley of the Kings
Can Archaeologists always tell what a tool was used for?
No.
Both Egypt and Mesopotamia had fertile areas around their rivers but were surrounded by these?
Deserts
What is a survey?
Searching an archaeological site for artifacts.
What are a group of cities or countries that all under the same ruler called?
Empire
What did Egyptians use to hold the organs during mummification.
Canopic Jars
Today Archaeologists are less like fortune hunters and more like _______
Scientists
Both Mesopotamia and Egypt used this tool made from a reed for writing.
A stylus
What is the definition of a push factor?
Something that drives people away from an area.... Usually negative.
This King is known for writing down his collection laws. The first in known history
Hammurabi
How long could the mummification process take?
60-70 days
What did archaelogists used to take away from the site.... and what do they take now.
Used to only take things of value.... Now they study everything very closely.
Egyptian God of the underworld.... First one in mythology to be mummified
Osiris
What is a hominid?
Something that more closely resembles a human than another animal.
What is one of the oldest pieces of literature that was created in Mesopotamia?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
This Pharaoh is given credit for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt and creating the Egyptian Empire
Narmer or Menes
Creating sections of a dig site so archaeologists can tell exactly where they find artifacts is called what?
gridding
What would Mesopotamians leave behind at the Ziggurat when they had to go work in the fields and be gone for large parts of the day?
Statues of themselves so the gods would think they were still worshipping.