us history ch 1

Question 1

archaeology

Answer 1

study of past societies though analysis of what people left behind

Question 2

anthropology

Answer 2

study of human life and culture

Question 3

hominid

Answer 3

humans and other human like creatures that walk up right

Question 4

homo sapiens sapiens

Answer 4

wise wise human; appeared in Africa between 150,000 to 200,000 years ago; first anatomically modern humans

Question 5

out-of-Africa theory

Answer 5

“replacement theory”; refers to when homo sapiens sapiens moved out of Africa; 10,000 years ago

Question 6

systematic agriculture

Answer 6

the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis

Question 7

artisans

Answer 7

a skilled worker who makes products such as weapons, jewelry, and food

Question 8

culture

Answer 8

the way of life a people follows

Question 9

civilization

Answer 9

a complex culture

Question 10

priests

Answer 10

government leader

Question 11

city-state

Answer 11

a state with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

Question 12

ziggurat

Answer 12

a massive stepped tower

Question 13

cuneiform

Answer 13

“wedge shaped” a system of writing

Question 14

polytheistic

Answer 14

beveling in many gods

Question 15

theocracy

Answer 15

gods rule the city