WH U1 Ancient Civilizations

The study of the past

• History

• Geography

• Archaeology

• Cartography

The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people

• History

• Culture

• Human Geography

• Primary Source

The systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery

• Artifacts

• Fossil

• Archaeology

• Primary Sources

Physical evidence of an organism that lived long ago that scientists use to study the past; evidence may appear in rocks, amber, or ice

• Artifacts

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Fossil

An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest

• Artifacts

• Fossil

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

An account of an event by someone who took part in or witnessed the event

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Fossil

• Artifact

An account provided after the fact by people who did not directly witness or participate in the event

• Primary Source

• Artifact

• Secondary Source

• Human Geography

A sudden and dramatic change

• Epidemic
• Pandemic
• Revolution
• Exploration 

What was the Code of Hammurabi?

• A way of coding secret messages

• A written set of laws

• A type of architecture that allowed for tall pyramids to be constructed

• A means of communication using drums

What geographic feature do early civilizations build around?

• forests
• ocean
• river
• mountains