UNIT 1 TEST Flashcards
Who was the ancient ruler that the people called god-like?
Pharaoh
What are Anthropologists?
Scientists who study early humans and culture
Who are the people who study early humans and culture?
Anthropologists
What is an Artifact?
Early tools or objects made throughout history
What are the creatures who walk upright?
Hominids
What type of scientist studies fossils?
Paleontologists
What are Archaeologists?
Scientists who study artifacts and human civilization/culture
What was the writing system Ancient Egyptians used called
Hieroglyphics
Were the Kings/Pharaohs believed to rule after death? True or False?
True
Delta
A region in Northern Egypt
A region in Upper Egypt
The Delta
Who was Narmer
An Ancient Egyptian King
Theocracy
A type of government in which rule is based on religious authority
Ancient Pyramid
Tombs that the Egyptians built that were in the shape of a pyramid
Mummification
The enameling and drying of a corpse(mainly royalty) to prevent it from decaying
Papyrus
A paper-like material
True or False. The Egyptians did not believe in an after life
False
True or False. Hieroglyphic words usually represented religious words or parts of words
True
What is culture
The unique way people lived their lives
Hominid
Creatures who could stand upright
Paleolithic age
The oldest tools date back to this era
Neolithic Age
People learned to polish their tools, make pottery, grow crops, and raise animals
Technology
Ways of applying knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet peoples needs
Homo-Sapiens
Species name for modern humans
Civilization
A complex Culture
Specialization
The development of skills in a special kind of work
Artistan
Skilled workers who made goods by hand
Scribes
Professional record writers
Cuneiform
Invented system of writing(thought to be the first)
Bronze Age
The time when people started using bronze
Barter
A way of trading goods and services
Ziggurat
A pyramid-shaped monument
Fertile Crescent
Once the most fertile place in the world
Mesopotamia
“Land between rivers”
City-State
Each city and the surrounding land
Dynasty
A series of rulers from a single family
Cultural Diffusion
The process in which a new idea or product spreads from one culture to another
Polytheism
The belief in more than one God
Empire
A huge land ruled by one person
Hammurabi
The person who reached the peak of Ur’s empire reign
Nomad
A people who would travel from place to place in search of food
