Archaeology and Civilization

What does an archaeologist study?

• artifacts

• early people

• languages

• the earth

What are artifacts?

• objects made by scientists

• objects made by students

• culturally important objects made by humans

• fossilized bones

What is the Bronze Age?

• the time when humans made and used iron tools

• the first time when humans made and used metal tools

• the time when humans made and used stone tools

• the time when humans made and used steel tools

What are civilizations?

• societies without governments

• societies without specialized workers

• simple societies

• complex societies

What is culture?

• a group's farming practices

• a group's way of life

• a group's identity similar to another group

• a group's university system

What is domestication?

• the taming of an animal or cultivation of plants

• the process of building a settlement

• the process of establishing a government

• the migration of humans throughout the world

What is a forager?

• a person who stays in one place and plants crops

• a person who cultivates plants for food

• a person who tames animals for pets or food

• a person who collects or looks for food

What are hierarchies?

• systems of organizing countries into different ranks or levels of importance

• systems of organizing buildings into different ranks or levels of importance

• systems of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance

• systems of organizing animals into different ranks or levels of importance

What are ice ages?

• ages when the world was hot and rainy

• ages when Vikings sailed to North America

• ages when humans stayed in one place

• ages when the world was cold and icy

What is irrigation?

• the migration of humans

• the removal of humidity from the earth

• the artificial application of water to land

• the process of land turning to desert