Origins of Civilizations Vocabulary Quiz

Match the following definition with the correct term

• Prehistory

• scientist who studies the physical materials of the Earth itself, such as soil and rocks

• Geologist

• Scientist who studies human life in the past by examining the things that people left behind

• Fossil

• Study of humankind in all aspects, especially development and culture

• Anthropology

• preserved remains of ancient human, animal, or plant

• Archaeologist

• The period of time before written records

An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

• artifact
• product
• manufacture
• creation

A member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food.

• hunter-gatherer
• herder
• industrialist
• agriculturist

Beliefs, customs, practices, and behavior or a particular nation or group of people

• Religion
• Culture
• Tradition
• Heritage

Information used to prove something

• proof
• evidence
• data
• facts

To decide; to bring something to an end

• initiate
• prolong
• conclude
• delay

To change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful to humans

• Bioengineering
• Genetic engineering
• Nanotechnology
• Domesticate

The system that a community uses to produce and distribute goods and services

• Political system
• Social system
• Religious system
• Economy

More that what is needed to support oneself

• Abundance
• Excess
• Overflow
• Surplus

The belief that the natural world is full of spirits

• animism
• pantheism
• spiritualism
• theism