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Why study Wold History?
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1. to avoid making mistakes
2. to understand other cultures 3. to sharpen your thinking skills |
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How did the people of Pompeii die?
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of poisonous gases
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Name some careers of people living in Pompeii.
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*banker
*grocer *merchant *thermopolia (wine shop) |
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What is Pompeii? Describe it.
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Pompeii is a dead city. It is covered in ash and pumice stone from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius that has been preserved for 2000 years.
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Name an artifact.
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*marbles
*clothes *pencil |
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What was the middle stone age?
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Mesolithic
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Methods used to date sites.
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*stratigraphy
*radiocarbon dating *potassium-argon dating |
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Stratigraphy
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Method used to date objects.
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Bones found by Johanson were named?
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Lucy
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Cro-Magnon
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Made cave paintings, improved tools and weapons.
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