history midterm

Question 1

Archaeology

Answer 1

Study of people through their matetial remains

Question 2

Animism

Answer 2

a belief that spirits/forces live in objects or dreams

Question 3

Anthropology

Answer 3

Study of people in their society and culture

Question 4

Artifact

Answer 4

A man made object left behind

Question 5

Commodity

Answer 5

A valuable product

Question 6

Culture

Answer 6

a way of life of a society that’s handed down to generations through learning and experience

Question 7

Historian

Answer 7

a person who studies and records past events

Question 8

Nomad

Answer 8

a person who moves from place to place searching for food

Question 9

Scribe

Answer 9

person trained to read, write, and keep records

Question 10

Steppe

Answer 10

dry grasslands

Question 11

surplus

Answer 11

excess commodity

Question 12

Latitude

Answer 12

measured in degrees north and south of the equator

Question 13

Longitude

Answer 13

measured in degrees eat and west of prime meridian

Question 14

Domesticate

Answer 14

to tame animals and adapt crops to use by humans

Question 15

Polytheistic

Answer 15

worship of numerous gods

Question 16

Pictographs

Answer 16

a simple drawing that resembles an object

Question 17

Artisan

Answer 17

a skilled craftsman