Team Specialty Descriptions

MATHEMATICIAN  (Skilled or learned in mathematics.)
Calendar/Dates
Math/Number system
Hieroglyphs
Science

HISTORIAN  (Writes or compiles a chronological record of events; a chronicler.)
Art/music
Religious rituals/customs
history
folk tales

ANTHROPOLOGIST  (Studies the origin, behavior, and physical, social, and cultural development of humans.)
pyramids
houses
tools
city/empire structure/layout

ARCHEOLOGIST  (An anthropologist who studies people and their culture.)
Farming/hunting
geography
trade/economy
culture/daily life
 
 
 

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Don't forget to search for answers to the following:

    ïHow are the myths/folk tales of a civilization related to how the civilization runs itself?
    ïWhat are the scientific/technological/artistic advances evident in these ancient civilizations?
    ïWhat are the mathematical/scientific calculations behind the civilization's calendar?
    ïHow did the geography affect the farming, agriculture, hunting, and trade practices of the civilization?
    ïHow do religious beliefs and common cultural practices compare and contrast to modern day?
    ïWhat are the common ways that a civilization manages the behavior of its people?