Ancient & Pre History Mega Review

The trade route that stretched from China (Asia) to Europe and Africa was called ______________

• The Super Highway

• The Silk Route

• The Trade Route

• The Bartering System

Religions that worship more than one god are called what?

• Polysynthetic

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Atheistic

The writing of Mesopotamia and Sumeria on clay tablets is called what?

• Clay tablets

• Hieroglyphics

• Pictographs

• Cuneiform

The major river of ancient Egypt used for farming and trade was the

• Euphrates River

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Indus River

List the 8 features of a civilization

• Excess food, advanced cities, specialized workers, trade, social structure, government, religion, writing

• Excess food, advanced cities, specialized workers, trade, taxes, welfare, entertainment

• trade, social structure, government, religion, writing, education, transportation

• Advanced cities, writing, schools, banks, trade, government, taxes, writing

Archaeologists

• Study human life now to understand the past

• Study human life in the past

• Study human life in the past by examining the things they left behind

• Study human life in the past by examining the things people do

Prehistory

• A time before history

• A time before written records

• A time before people knew history

• A time for people to write

Fossils

• Preserved ancient weapons to understand the past.

• Hardened objects put in museums

• Remains of people, animals, or plants.

• Preserved remains of ancient humans, animals, or plants.

Geologists

• Scientists who study the physical materials of the Earth itself, such as soil and rocks.

• Scientists who study DNA to understand the past.

• Scientists who study books to understand the Earth.

• Scientists who understand the past by looking at the things people left behind.

Artifacts

• Anything made or used by humans

• Anything people make

• Objects people make to make life easier

• Ancient objects that help us understand people