Week 3 & 4 Vocab Review

What does excavate mean?

• the period in time before history was first recorded in writing

• to dig for artifacts by carefully removing the soil

• a scientist who studies different foods and their effects

What is a nutritionist?

• a scientist who studies different foods and their effects

• a scientist who studies the Earth

• a scientist who studies relationships and their effects

What is prehistoric?

• the process of taming an animal

• extra goods or more than what was needed or used

• the period in time before history was first recorded in writing

What is surplus?

• a sharp stone used from making arrowheads, scrapers, knives, etc

• extra goods or more than what was needed or used

• an ancient Mesopotamian pyramid-shaped tower

What is flint?

• a sharp stone used from making arrowheads, scrapers, knives, etc

• an ancient stone slab or pillar, usually engraved, inscribed or painted and set upright for display

• a group of people who move their homes from place to place to search for food or water

What is nomadic?

• a group of people who move their homes from place to place to search for food or water

• the earliest Mesopotamian writing system using symbols and pictures

•  an ancient Mesopotamian pyramid-shaped tower

What is stela?

• the earliest Mesopotamian writing system using symbols and pictures

• an ancient stone slab or pillar, usually engraved, inscribed or painted and set upright for display

• an ancient Mesopotamian pyramid-shaped tower

What is extended family?

• a scientist who studies different foods and their effects

• to dig for artifacts by carefully removing the soil

• large groups which might include parents, children, aunts, uncles, cousins and others

What is domestication?

• the process of growing food

• the process of taming an animal

What is cuneiform?

• an ancient stone slab or pillar, usually engraved, inscribed or painted and set upright for display

• the earliest Mesopotamian writing system using symbols and pictures

• an ancient Mesopotamian pyramid-shaped tower