SS Specialized Vocabulary

Handheld objects used to make tasks easier created by Stone Age people are called:

• Gifts

• Instruments

• Tools

• Plows

A period of time marked by a single cultural feature:

• Mesopotamia

• Age

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

The root "Bios" means life. Which of these words means the "study of life?"

• Geology

• Zoology

• Archaeology

• Biology

Rivers, beaches, mountains, valleys, and plains are all:

• Landforms

• Climates

• Artifacts

• Primary Sources

The root "Oligos" means FEW and the root "Monos" means SINGLE. Which of the words means "Rule by a single person?"

• monarchy

• oligarchy

• pentarchy

• democracy

This image depicts a ________, city, area

• urban

• rural

• metropolitan

• Neolithic

Which of these would be most interested in studying the language and culture of the Olmec Indians?

• a psychologist

• a marine biologist

• an archaeologist

• a human geographer

What is an "empire?"

• land with different territories and people under a single rule

• a community that shares a common language

• a society of people who trade ideas

• an area designated for prisoners of war

This image depicts a _________, countryside, area.

• Neolithic

• rural

• urban

• metropolitan

My grandmother lived well into her 90's (98) making her almost a _________old.

• decade

• year

• century

• millenium