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Unveiling Ancient Civilizations: A Historian's Exploration

Dive into the intriguing world of past human life as seen through the eyes of a historian and archaeologist. Discover artifacts, fossils, and more!

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Unveiling Ancient Civilizations: A Historian's Exploration

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  1. Ch 01 First Civilizations vocabulary Mrs. Toops

  2. 1. historian • person who studies and writes about the human past

  3. 1. historian • The historian wrote a book about Lascaux Cave.

  4. Historian

  5. 2. archaeologist • scientist who learns about past human life by studying fossils and artifacts

  6. 2. archaeologist • The archaeologist worked at the dig site.

  7. 3. artifact • weapon, tool or other item made by humans

  8. Artifact • We found an artifact at the dig site.

  9. 4. fossil • the trace or imprint of a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock

  10. fossil • The fossil of the lizard was found on Saturday.

  11. 5. anthropologist • scientist who studies the physical characteristics and cultures of humans and their ancestors

  12. Anthropologist • The anthropologist worked all summer studying art of the cave.

  13. Anthropologist

  14. 6. nomad • person who regularly moves from place toplace

  15. Nomad • The nomad traveled for days following the herd.

  16. 7. technology •tools and methods used to help humans perform tasks

  17. Technology • The technology developed by earlier humans made life easier.

  18. 8. domesticate • to tame animals and plants for humanuse

  19. Domesticate • Domesticated plants and animals

  20. 9 specialization • the development of different kinds of jobs

  21. Specialization • Early settled people used specialization to develop different jobs.

  22. 10. civilization • complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system

  23. Civilization • The earliest civilizations developed near rivers.

  24. 11. Irrigation • -method of bringing water to a field from another place to water crops

  25. Irrigation • The farmers used irrigation to grow crops.

  26. 12. city-state • -independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages

  27. City-state • The city-state controlled the area on both sides of the river.

  28. City - state

  29. 13. Artisan • -skilled craftsperson

  30. Artisan • The artisan made pottery.

  31. Artisan

  32. 14. Cuneiform • -Sumerian system of writing made-up of wedge-shaped markings

  33. Cuneiform • The Sumerians called their handwriting cuneiform.

  34. Cuneiform

  35. 15. scribe • record keeper

  36. scribe • The young boy studied to become a scribe.

  37. Scribe

  38. 16. Empire -group of territories or nations under a single ruler or government

  39. Empire • Sargon created the first empire.

  40. empire

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