Mesopatamia Flashcards
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Archeologist
People who study human history and prehistoric artifacts and other physical remains
artifact
a prehistoric physical remain
Neolithic Age
the later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age, lasted from around 8000 to 3000 B.C.E.
Paleolithic Age
the first period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E.
agriculture
the business of farming; growing crops and raising animals
Catal Hoyuk
Neolithic town discovered in central Turkey
domesticate
to train a wild animal to be useful to humans
Fertile Crescent
an arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil
nomad
one who moves from place to place with no permanent home
city-state
an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
irrigation
a means of supplying land with water
levee
a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
tribute
wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior
historian
an expert who studies and records the past
cuniform
writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
stele
is a stone or wooden slab, usually has text or a picture, erected in the ancient world as a monument
dam
a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level
reservoir
a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply
aqueduct
to transport water from one place
polytheism
the people believed in multiple gods instead of just one
