Week 6 Vocabulary Quiz

Which of the following is NOT an example of an artifact?

• A stone tool

• A modern car

• An ancient weapon

• An old ornament

Civilizations are characterized by what?

• Isolation

• Shared common elements

• Lack of culture

• Small populations

Artifacts are typically associated with which field?

• Astronomy

• Archaeology

• Biology

• Chemistry

Which of the following is a common element in civilizations?

• Solitude

• Shared language

• Lack of communication

• Individualism

Civilizations often have large numbers of what?

• Animals

• People

• Trees

• Cars

Artifacts are often found in what type of sites?

• Modern cities

• Archaeological sites

• Forests

• Oceans

What is the primary purpose of cultivating plants?

• To sell them

• To nurture and help them grow

• To display them

• To ignore them

Which of the following is NOT related to cuneiform?

• Wedge-shaped marks

• Ancient writing system

• Modern digital fonts

• Used in the Middle East

What is the opposite of cultivating?

• Nurturing

• Ignoring

• Growing

• Helping

What is a key feature of the cuneiform writing system?

• It uses ink

• It uses wedge-shaped marks

• It uses paper

• It uses hieroglyphs