1. Anything created and left behind by humans
that gives information about the culture of its
creator like tools, weapons, and Jewlery.

2. Complex societies characterized by
cities, specialized workers, complex
institutions, record keeping, and advanced
technology.

3. A law code enacted by the Babylonian king,
Hammurabi, dating back to about 1772 BC. The
Code consists of 282 laws, with scaled
punishments depending on social status,
including "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a
tooth.”

4. A people’s unique way of life, as shown by its
tool, customs, arts, and ideas.

5. A system of writing with wedge-shaped
symbols, invented by the Sumerians around
3000 B.C..

6. To take animals out of the wild and breed
them for human use.

7. A ruling family that passes its authority and
power down through many generations.

8. The study of the human behaviors practiced by
people in order to meet their needs.

9. A segment of historical time.

10. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which
pictures were used to represent ideas and
sounds.

12. Government in which power is in the hands of
a single person.

13. A belief in a single, all powerful god.

14. The division of history into periods or
segments of time.

15. The exercise of power and influence, especially
in regards to actions of a state or its
government.

16. A belief in many gods.

17. Large, triangular stoned tombs built by the
Egyptians intended for the burial of their
pharaohs.

19. A historical era existing before humans
learned to develop metal technologies,
characterized by a hunting and
gathering way of life, and ending in
most areas of the world between 4,500
and 2,000 B.C..

20. A government controlled by religious leaders; a
form of government in which the ruler is
viewed as a divine figure.

21. A religious, stepped-pyramid built by the
Mesopotamian.

22. A major river that flows through China. It was
critical to the development of the Chinese
river valley civilization.

24. A major river that flows through modern-day
Pakistan. It was critical to the development of
the Indus river valley civilization.

26. A major river that flows through modern-day
Pakistan. It was critical to the development of
the Indus river valley civilization.

28. The major change in human life caused by the
beginnings of farming when people shifted
from being hunters and gatherers to becoming
food producers.

29. A major north-flowing river in northeastern
Africa, generally regarded as the longest river
in the world. It was critical to the development
of Egyptian civilization..

31. The earliest period of the Stone Age.

32. Major rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
They were critical to the development of
Mesopotamian civilization.

34. A scientist who studies artifacts in order to
understand the origins, customs and beliefs of
humankind.

35. A scientist who studies past human life and
culture by the recovery and examination of
artifacts.

39. A scientist who studies the earth and its
features and of the distribution of life on the
earth, including human life and the effects of
human activity.

40. One who records and interprets human events
of the past.

41. A member of a culture in which food is
obtained by hunting, fishing, and foraging
rather than by agriculture or the
domestication of animals.

42. Who have no fixed residence but move from
place to place in order to obtain food.

44. Kings of ancient Egypt, considered to be gods
as well as a political and military leaders.

46. A people of Mesopotamia that created the first
large, complex society in human history.