Prehistory Notes

Read each statement and decide if it describes an anthropologist (A) or archaeologist (B).

1. _____ Studies how groups of people from the past lived.

2. _____ Finds and studies remains from the past.

3. _____ Excavates.

4. _____ Interested in how humans behave

Prehistory Notes

What is the major difference between a fossil and an artifact?

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Prehistory- the time period before _________.

Historic Period- ________________________

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Prehistory Notes

Label the following as a Fossil or Artifact:

_____ a clay pot

_____ a feather

_____ a beaded bracelet

_____ an iron sword

_____ fish bones

_____ strand of hair

_____ woven basket

The Paleolithic Age

What were nomads? ________________

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Why did people have to live this way during the Stone Age? ________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Paleolithic Age

Tell why each change was important:

Advanced tools and Weapons (2 reasons)1. ___________________________________2. ___________________________________

Language (2 reasons)1. ___________________________________2. ___________________________________

The Paleolithic Age

Tell why this change was important:

Discovery of Fire (4 reasons)

1. ___________________________________

2. ___________________________________

3. ___________________________________

4. ___________________________________

Agricultural Revolution

What does agriculture mean? __________________

How did agriculture change the lives of nomads? __________________________________________

What is specialization of labor?

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Why was this important? _____________________

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Traits of Civilization

Write the FIVE Traits of Civilization, and match each to it’s definition.

1. ______________

2. ______________

3. ______________

4. ______________

5. ______________

a. A way of keeping track of data

b. Centers of trade

c. Organized groups of people who have something in common

d. A worker with a specific skill

e. New inventions and ideas that make life easier or solve problems

Environmental Challenges

How did the Mesopotamians solve each problem: Lack of natural resources

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Unpredictable flooding_________________________________________

No natural barriers/defenseless against attacks_________________________________________

Environmental Challenges

The ONLY natural resource that was found in Mesopotamia and was used for all buildings and walls was:

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Define surplus: _________________________

*The farmers could grow a surplus of food because the rivers __________, leaving behind a rich, fertile soil called __________.

Social Pyramid

Look at your completed social pyramid. Create a sentence(s) using the first letter of each word in the order that it appears (From the top to the bottom). This sentence will help you to fill in a blank social pyramid.

Write your sentence below:

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Hammurabi’s Code of Law

Written on ___________ for everyone to see.

Basic Philosophy: An _______ for an ______. This means the ______________ must “fit” the

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Hammurabi’s Code of Law

Read the two cases below. Why are the punishments different?

Case #1: A nobleman runs down a common women with his horse. Her donkey runs off and her arm is broken. His punishment is to pay a small fine to the women.

Case #2: A nobleman runs down a noblewomen with his horse. Her donkey runs off and her arm is broken. His punishment is to have his arm broken.

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Language and Religion

Fill in the blanks using the words in the wordbank.

polytheism cuneiform ziggurat

1. A ______________ was a pyramid-shaped temple in the middle of each city.

2. _________________ is the belief in more than one god.

3. Wedge-shaped writing in Mesopotamia was called ____________________.