Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

People’s way of life.

Answer 1

Culture

Question 2

Wedge-shaped writing developed in Sumer.

Answer 2

Cuneiform

Question 3

Person whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods.

Answer 3

Hunter-gatherer

Question 4

Ways of applying knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet needs.

Answer 4

Technology

Question 5

Remains, such as tools, jewelry, and other human-made objects.

Answer 5

Artifact

Question 5

Person who wanders from place to place.

Answer 5

Nomad

Question 7

Agricultural revolution that occurred during the Neolithic period.

Answer 7

Neolithic Revolution

Question 8

New Stone Age.

Answer 8

Neolithic Age

Question 8

Early farming method that some groups used to clear fields.

Answer 8

Slash-and-burn farming

Question 10

Skilled worker that makes goods by hand.

Answer 10

Artisan

Question 11

Culture with advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and improved technology.

Answer 11

Civilization

Question 11

Development of skills in a specific kind of work.

Answer 11

Specialization

Question 13

Pyramid shaped monument, part of a temple in Sumer.

Answer 13

Ziggurat

Question 14

Trading goods and services without money.

Answer 14

Barter

Question 15

Long-lasting pattern of organization in a community.

Answer 15

Institution

Question 16

Professional record keeper.

Answer 16

Scribe

Question 17

Taming of animals.

Answer 17

Domestication

Question 18

Time when people began using bronze.

Answer 18

Bronze Age

Question 19

Old Stone Age.

Answer 19

Paleolithic Age