Summer assignment vocab quiz

Question 1

time before written records

Answer 1

Prehistory

Question 2

Time when humans lived in cavers and hunted for food

Answer 2

Paleolithic age

Question 3

Species of human found in Neander Vally, merged with humans?

Answer 3

Neanderthal

Question 4

representing a change from finding food to producing it

Answer 4

Neolithic revolution

Question 5

earlier form of agriculture using only simple tools

Answer 5

horticulture

Question 6

early domestication of animals

Answer 6

pastoralism

Question 7

metallurgy

Answer 7

textiles

Question 8

a neolithic city older & larger, southern turkey,

Answer 8

Catal Huyuk

Question 9

Semitic languages

Answer 9

afroasiatic ;arabic group of languages belonging to a subfamily – middle east area

Question 10

Sumerians

Answer 10

of mesopotamia? built the first civilizations

Question 11

Sargon the Great

Answer 11

founder of the Akkadian Empire

Question 12

theocracy

Answer 12

gov’t run by priests

Question 13

Hittites

Answer 13

ancient group that conquered mesopotamia, nomadic, modern day turkey,

Question 14

Assyrians

Answer 14

established empire in mesopotamia after Hittites, known warrior people

Question 15

New Babylonians

Answer 15

conquered mesopotamia after assyrians, dominated mesopotamia again, chaldean empire

Question 16

Hammurabi’s code

Answer 16

1st written law codes (old Babylonians king)

Question 17

cuneiform

Answer 17

A way of writing using a wedge shaped stick

Question 18

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Answer 18

noahs arch

Question 19

Ziggurats

Answer 19

Mesopotamian temple devoted to a god

Question 20

Nile River

Answer 20

major river important to ancient Egyptians

Question 21

cataracts

Answer 21

An area in water too rockey for boats to pass

Question 22

hyksos

Answer 22

a group of people who invaded egypt

Question 23

pharaoh

Answer 23

egyptian king thought of as a god

Question 24

social mobility

Answer 24

ability to change your social status

Question 25

hatshepsut

Answer 25

female ruler of ancient Egypt, famous expedition

Question 26

catal huyuk

Answer 26

ancient city, well preserved, very old
created many culture stuff ( trading ,housing ,r religions

Question 27

social hierarchy

Answer 27

ranking based on status

Question 28

olmec

Answer 28

the people that lived in Mesoamerica

Question 29

chavin

Answer 29

People who had a civilization in south america

Question 30

papyrus

Answer 30

material used as a writing surface

Question 31

The Book of the Dead

Answer 31

collection of incantations used by the egyptians

Question 32

Mohenjo-Daro

Answer 32

indus river valley civilization,ancient city in pakistan

Question 33

Dravidian

Answer 33

family of languages south asia, india

Question 34

Aryans

Answer 34

nomads from Europe and Asia, settled in India

Question 35

Harappa

Answer 35

A city located in the Indus Valley civilization, smaller than mohenjo

Question 36

Rosetta stone

Answer 36

stone with three languages on it, decoded egyptian

Question 37

systems failure

Answer 37

failure of the systems supporting a nation

Question 38

Xia

Answer 38

A dynasty mentioned in Chinese legend (never proven)

Question 39

Shang

Answer 39

An early dynasty with distinct culture, bronze casting,

Question 40

tribute

Answer 40

something given to a ruler to show respect/support

Question 41

Zhou Dynasty

Answer 41

the longest lived dynasty that overthrew the Shang dynasty

Question 42

oracle bones

Answer 42

ox scapula & turtle plastron (bones)

Question 43

confucianism

Answer 43

belief based on respect, balance, kindness
-ensure stable gov’t
- restore order

Question 44

The Analects

Answer 44

Collection of sayings and ideas based on confusianism

Question 45

The Book of Songs

Answer 45

An old book of Ancient Chinese history

Question 46

divination

Answer 46

practice of attempting to communicate with higher powers for insight