1. Prehistory Notes Read each statement and decide if it describes an anthropologist (A) or archaeologist (B). 1. _____ Studies how groups of people from the past lived. 2. _____ Finds and studies remains from the past. 3. _____ Excavates. 4. _____ Interested in how humans behave

2. Prehistory Notes What is the major difference between a fossil and an artifact? _______________________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________________________ Prehistory- the time period before _________. Historic Period- ________________________ _____________________________________

3. Prehistory Notes Label the following as a Fossil or Artifact: _____ a clay pot _____ a feather _____ a beaded bracelet _____ an iron sword _____ fish bones _____ strand of hair _____ woven basket

4. The Paleolithic Age What were nomads? ________________ __________________________________ Why did people have to live this way during the Stone Age? ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________

5. The Paleolithic Age Tell why each change was important: Advanced tools and Weapons (2 reasons) 1. ___________________________________ 2. ___________________________________ Language (2 reasons) 1. ___________________________________ 2. ___________________________________

6. The Paleolithic Age Tell why this change was important: Discovery of Fire (4 reasons) 1. ___________________________________ 2. ___________________________________ 3. ___________________________________ 4. ___________________________________

7. Agricultural Revolution What does agriculture mean? __________________ How did agriculture change the lives of nomads? __________________________________________ What is specialization of labor? ____________________________________________ Why was this important? _____________________ ___________________________________________

8. Traits of Civilization Write the FIVE Traits of Civilization, and match each to it’s definition. 1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________ 4. ______________ 5. ______________ a.A way of keeping track of data b.Centers of trade c.Organized groups of people who have something in common d.A worker with a specific skill e.New inventions and ideas that make life easier or solve problems

9. Environmental Challenges How did the Mesopotamians solve each problem: Lack of natural resources _________________________________________ Unpredictable flooding _________________________________________ No natural barriers/defenseless against attacks _________________________________________

10. Environmental Challenges The ONLY natural resource that was found in Mesopotamia and was used for all buildings and walls was: ________________________________ Define surplus: _________________________ *The farmers could grow a surplus of food because the rivers __________, leaving behind a rich, fertile soil called __________.

11. Social Pyramid Look at your completed social pyramid. Create a sentence(s) using the first letter of each word in the order that it appears (From the top to the bottom). This sentence will help you to fill in a blank social pyramid. Write your sentence below: ______________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________

12. Hammurabi’s Code of Law Written on ___________ for everyone to see. Basic Philosophy: An _______ for an ______. This means the ______________ must “fit” the __________________.

13. Hammurabi’s Code of Law Read the two cases below. Why are the punishments different? Case #1: A nobleman runs down a common women with his horse. Her donkey runs off and her arm is broken. His punishment is to pay a small fine to the women. Case #2: A nobleman runs down a noblewomen with his horse. Her donkey runs off and her arm is broken. His punishment is to have his arm broken. ______________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________

14. Language and Religion Fill in the blanks using the words in the wordbank. polytheismcuneiformziggurat 1. A ______________ was a pyramid-shaped temple in the middle of each city. 2. _________________ is the belief in more than one god. 3. Wedge-shaped writing in Mesopotamia was called ____________________.