Chapter 2 - Definitions Flashcards
The ‘Cradle of Civilisation’ is . . .
. . . the Fertile Crescent, where earth’s earliest people lived.
The Tigris River is . . .
. . . the northern river in the Fertile Crescent (meaning ‘arrow’)
The Euphrates River is . . .
. . . the southern river in the Fertile Crescent (meaning ‘that which makes fruitful’)
‘Mesopotamia’ means . . .
. . . ‘between the rivers’.
A civilisation is . . .
. . . a country or a people who have developed to a great extent the natural abilities that God has given to man.
Irrigation is . . .
. . . supplying land with water by means of ditches, channels, or sprinklers.
Archaeologists are . . .
. . . people who dig up and study the remains of ancient civilisations.
Archaeology is . . .
. . . the study of ancient people by means of recovering, preserving, and evaluating remains from the past.
Another name for an archeological excavation is a …
…dig
Superstition is . . .
. . . a belief that is based on fear and ignorance rather than on the truth.
Pictographs are . . .
. . . a form of writing that used pictures to represent words.
Cuneiform is . . .
. . . the wedge-shaped writing of the Sumerians.
Ziggurats are . . .
. . . tall temples built by Sumerians.
An altar is . . .
. . . a place where sacrifice is made.
A cylinder seal is . . .
. . . an instrument used to stamp an article or document in Sumer.