1 st Quarter Review
What is the term for times of extreme cold when great sheets of ice covered parts of the earth? Ice Age
What is the term for people who study artifacts and fossils to help them understand the past? Archaeologists
What is the term for people who study and write about the human past? Historian
What is the term used to describe the taming an animal or plant for use by humans? Domestication
What term is used to describe the skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery? artisans
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life in Mesopotamia? Hammurabi
What is the name of the tribe who settled in Alaska? Inuit
What explorer landed in the Americas in 1492? Christopher Columbus
What did the Mayans do with their captives from war? Sacrificed them to the gods
What is Adobe? sun dried brick
What happened to the Maya? They mysteriously disappeared
According to scientists, how did people cross from Asia to America? They used a land bridge formed from ice in the Berring Strait
Where was the Mayan Civilization located? In a dense tropical rain forest
What term describes a line of rulers that passes from father to son? dynasty
What is the name for the collection of spells and prayers studied to help obtain the afterlife? The Book of the Dead
What is the term for an embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips? Mummy
What is the name for a Jewish religious building where they meet on the Sabbath to pray and discuss their religion? synagogue
What is the term for food prepared according to Jewish dietary laws? kosher
What is the term for a person who claims to be instructed by God to share God’s word? prophet
Who led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Sinai Desert? Moses
What is the term for Jewish religious leaders? rabbi
Who was the father of the Israelites? Abraham
What biblical person was the father of 12 sons whose descendants became the 12 tribes of Israel? Jacob
What is the faith of the Israelites? Judaism
What terms describe the Nile River? Gentle and dependable
What Egyptian invention was used to prevent the pharaoh’s body from decomposing? embalming
What is the term for people who study the physical characteristics and cultures of humans and their ancestors? anthropologists
What was the rectangular, tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians in the center of their cities? ziggurat
What is the name for the Sumerian writing system made up of wedge shaped markings? cuneiform
What is the name for an independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages? city-state
What is a long poem that tells about legendary or heroic deeds? epic
What is the term used to describe a period of forced absence from one’s country or homeland? exile
What is the name for a Spanish conqueror or soldier in the Americas? conquistador
What area is considered the “cradle of civilization”? The Tigris and Euphrates River Valley
Who was Hernan Cortes? Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs
What is the term for the agreement that God made with Abraham? Covenant
What is the name of the Jewish religious text? Torah
What term is used to describe the creation of many different types of jobs? specialization
What is the name for a weapon, tool, or other item made by humans? artifact
Who were the mound builders? An Indian tribal group who built huge mounds of earth in the shape of animals.
What is the term for a complex society with government, art, religion, social classes, and writing? civilization
What is the longest river in the world? The Nile River
What is a proverb? A wise saying
What is the name of the earliest period of human history? The Stone Age
What is the term for belief in one God? monotheism
What is irrigation? Bringing water to a field from another place
What two diseases did the Spanish bring into the Americas from Europe? Smallpox and measles