US Unit 1 Vocab

What is the study of ancient peoples called?

• Archaeology

• Federation

• Theocracy

• Hieroglyphics

What is a variety of corn known as?

• Nomad

• Maize

• Artifact

• Terrace

What does it mean to supply water to crops by artificial means?

• Carbon dating

• Migration

• Irrigate

• Culture

What is a highly developed society called?

• Nomad

• Federation

• Civilization

• Clan

What is a group of people who have a common ancestor called?

• Clan

• Theocracy

• Culture

• Federation

What is the movement of a large number of people into a new area called?

• Nomad

• Migration

• Artifact

• Hieroglyphics

What is a society ruled by religious leaders called?

• Theocracy

• Federation

• Civilization

• Culture

What is a form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds?

• Carbon dating

• Hieroglyphics

• Artifact

• Terrace

What is a scientific method of determining the age of an artifact?

• Carbon dating

• Archaeology

• Migration

• Federation

What is a narrow passage of water between two large bodies of water called?

• Strait

• Terrace

• Nomad

• Clan