Ancient Civilization Midterm Practice

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Items made by humans, including weapons, pottery and tools are called ___________________.

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artifacts

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The Study of how humans developed and how they related to one another.

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anthropology

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The method used to estimate how old an object is by measuring how much carbon 14 a skeleton contains is called ________________________________________________.

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radiocarbon dating

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__________________________ are traces of plants or animals that have been preserved in rock.

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fossils

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The nearly three million year old hominid was nicknamed ________________________.

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Lucy

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________________________ means to tame plants and animals for human use

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domesticate

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___________________________________ discovered nearly an entire skeleton of a female hominid in Ethiopia that dated back almost 3 million years.

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Donald Johanson

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The __________________________________________ were built by Nebuchadnezzar for his wife because she missed their homeland.

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hanging gardens

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A skilled worker who could make pottery, cloth, etc.

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artisans

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The writing system created by the Sumerians

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cuneiform