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activities that a archeologist would most likely do |
examine objects |
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People who study the past are most like |
detectives |
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An object made or used by people in the past is called |
an artifact. |
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Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past? |
to find out what happened and why |
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A prehistoric object is one that comes from a time |
before history was written |
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About how long ago were the objects and art described in the cave paintings created? |
about 2,000-3,000 years ago |
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Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer? |
What did geometric shapes mean |
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What material was used to make the bison? |
Clay |
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You can see cracks in the picture of the bison. What do scientists believe explains these cracks? |
after the bison where made, the bison cracked while drying |
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What information about the bison sculptures would most interest a geographer? |
how the bison where made |
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What is the most likely reason these sculptures were unknown to scientists before 1912? |
they never knew where they were made |
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If your profession is to study the development and culture of early hominids, then you are most likely |
an anthroplogist |
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What could Lucy do that gorillas could not do as easily? |
build fires to cook meat for her family |
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Where did the earliest hominids live? |
Continent 4/Africa |
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Which group is believed to be the first to live on continent 3? |
Homo erectus |
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Which new capability enabled hominids to survive in the colder climate of continent 3? |
building fires and shelters |
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How do scientists think hominids first migrated to continent 1? |
over land that is now under water |
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The name Homo habilis means |
Handy Man" the tool maker |
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What trait made Homo Erectus well suited for traveling? |
short, stocky build |
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Large brains helped Homo sapiens neanderthalensis survive, giving them the ability to |
designe better tools |
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In your opinion, what makes you civilized? |
How we eat,how we talk |
