CH 1 The First Civilizations

Person who studies and writes about the human past

• archaeologist

• historian

• anthropologist

• astronomer

weapon, tool, or other item made by humans

• technology

• domesticate

• artifact

• specialization

the trace or imprint of a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock

• irrigation

• domesticate

• nomad

• fossil

scientist who studies the physical characteristics and cultures of humans and their ancestors

• historian

• archaeologist

• anthropologist

• astronomer

person who regularly moves from place to place

• nomad

• domesticate

• scribe

• artisan

scientist who learns about past human life by studying fossils and artifacts

• archaeologist

• anthropologist

• astronomer

• artisan

tools and methods used to help humans perform tasks

• cuneiform

• technology

• artifact

• irrigation

to tame animals and plants for human use

• specialization

• domesticate

• civilization

• province

the development of different kinds of jobs

• cuneiform

• scribe

• specialization

• technology

complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system

• technology

• domesticate

• city-state

• civilization