CHAPTER 1.1-1.2 Ancient Civilization Quiz

Early weapon, tool or other thing made by humans

• fossil

• artifact

• nomad

One who studies human society

• scientist

• archaeologist

• anthropologist

Preserved remains of plants and animals

• artifact

• nomad

• fossil

One who hunts for evidence of human settlements

• archaeologist

• historian

• scientist

Greek for "land between the rivers"

• cuneiform

• mesopotamia

• civilization

Area with its own government, but is not part of any larger unit

• village

• city-state

• civilization

A form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

• heiroglyphics

• the alphabet

• cuneiform

Historians call the early period of human history the

• iron age

• bronze age

• stone age

The Paleolithic people were able to survive because they used

• rocks

• fire

• water

One of the most important technologies used by the Paleolithic people was

• tools

• farming

• art