WorksheetsEarly Humans and the Rise of Civilization Vocab Practice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who is an expert that studies the past by examining objects left behind by people?
Merchant
Archaeologist
Historian
Geographer
What is an object made or used by people in the past called?
Pictograph
Resource
Artifact
Silt
Who studies and creates maps of Earth's features?
Scribe
Geographer
Historian
Artisan
What term describes the business of farming, including growing crops and raising animals?
Trade
Domestication
Irrigation
Agriculture
What is the term for training a wild animal to be useful to humans?
Domesticate
Irrigate
Cultivate
Nomad
What do you call someone who moves from place to place with no permanent home?
Artisan
Scribe
Nomad
Merchant
What is a means of supplying land with water called?
Irrigation
Domestication
Siltation
Cultivation
What are fine particles of rock known as?
Resource
Pictograph
Artifact
Silt
What is a craftsperson called?
Scribe
Artisan
Merchant
Nomad
What term describes a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure?
Culture
Civilization
Ritual
City-state
What is a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society?
Culture
Technology
Resource
Social structure
Who is a person that makes money by selling goods?
Artisan
Merchant
Nomad
Scribe
What is a symbol that stands for an object called?
Resource
Pictograph
Artifact
Silt
Who is a person that writes?
Historian
Geographer
Merchant
Scribe
What is the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes called?
Technology
Agriculture
Trade
Domestication
