World History 8th Ch1 Vocabulary Test
  • 1. a person who researches, studies, and writes about the past.
A) Astronomer-
B) Historian-
C) Empire-
D) Anthropologist
E) Province-
  • 2. person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
A) Caravan-
B) Astronomer-
C) Historian-
D) Archaeologist-
E) Province-
  • 3. an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
A) Artifact-
B) Caravan-
C) Archaeologist-
D) Historian-
E) Astronomer-
  • 4. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in a petrified or as a mold or cast in rock.
A) Archaeologist-
B) Artifact-
C) Fossil-
D) Caravan-
E) Historian-
  • 5. person who studies various aspects of humans within past and present societies.
A) Artifact-
B) Archaeologist-
C) Anthropologist-
D) Fossil-
E) Historian-
  • 6. a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.
A) Artifact-
B) Anthropologist
C) Archaeologist-
D) Fossil-
E) Nomad-
  • 7. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
A) Nomad-
B) Artifact-
C) Anthropologist
D) Technology-
E) Fossil-
  • 8. to tame an animal and keep it as a pet or farm produce.
A) Domesticate-
B) Nomad-
C) Anthropologist
D) Technology-
E) Fossil-
  • 9. the process of concentrating and becoming an expert in a particular subject or skill.
A) Domesticate-
B) Anthropologist
C) Specialization-
D) Nomad-
E) Technology-
  • 10. the first ruler of the Semitic-speaking Akkadian Empire.
A) Technology-
B) Specialization-
C) Nomad-
D) Domesticate-
E) Sargon-
  • 11. the sixth king of the First Babylonian Dynasty.
A) Specialization-
B) Sargon-
C) Domesticate-
D) Technology-
E) Hammurabi-
  • 12. the state of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.
A) Specialization-
B) Hammurabi-
C) Sargon-
D) Civilization-
E) Domesticate-
  • 13. the supply of water to lands or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
A) Civilization-
B) Hammurabi-
C) Sargon-
D) Irrigation-
E) Specialization-
  • 14. a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
A) City-State-
B) Sargon-
C) Civilization-
D) Irrigation-
E) Hammurabi-
  • 15. a worker in a skilled trade, especially on that involves making things by hand.
A) City-State-
B) Civilization-
C) Irrigation-
D) Hammurabi-
E) Artisan-
  • 16. denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of the Mesopotamian, Persian, and Ugarit.
A) Cuneiform-
B) Civilization-
C) Irrigation-
D) Artisan-
E) City-State-
  • 17. a person who copies out documents, especially one to do this before printing was invented.
A) Cuneiform-
B) Irrigation-
C) Artisan-
D) City-State-
E) Scribe-
  • 18. an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority.
A) Artisan-
B) City-State-
C) Cuneiform-
D) Empire-
E) Scribe-
  • 19. a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires.
A) Artisan-
B) Scribe-
C) Cuneiform-
D) Empire-
E) Province-
  • 20. a group of people, Especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa.
A) Cuneiform-
B) Empire-
C) Province-
D) Caravan-
E) Scribe-
  • 21. An expert that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
A) Empire-
B) Astronomer-
C) Province-
D) Caravan-
E) Scribe-
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