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45 Cards in this Set
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How many years are in a decade?
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10
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How many years are in a century?
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100
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How many years are in a millennium
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1000
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What does C.E. stand for?
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Common Era
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What does B.C.E. stand for?
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Before Common Era
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Color televisions were invented in 1950 C.E. In which decade did this event take place?
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1950s
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Ho many decades are there between the invention of the telephone in 1876 C.E. and the invention of the automobile in 1893 C.E.?
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about two
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How many centuries have passed since castles were first built in Europe in 1,000 C.E.?
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about 10
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Paper money was invented in China in 910 C.E. In which century did this event take place?
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10th century, or 900s
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What event on the timeline took place in the third millennium B.C.E.?
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Pyramids
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Which year occurred first -- 9,000 B.C.E. or 1,000 B.C.E?
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9,000 B.C.E
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What is "prehistory"?
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The period before people developed writing.
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What are "hominids"?
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Human beings and human-like creatures.
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What is "anthropology"?
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The study of hominids.
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What is "paleontology"?
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The study of fossils.
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What is archaeology?
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The study of early life by finding and interpreting objects and remains of the past.
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What are artifacts?
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Objects and remains of human life.
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What is radiocarbon dating?
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Technique for determining the age of fossils.
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What is "culture"?
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Way of life, knowledge, technology, beliefts, clothing, and art.
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What is a fossil?
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Hardened animal and plant remains.
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What is technology?
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Skills and knowledge used to survive.
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What are the traits and achievements of the Australopithecines early humans?
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Traits: Large faces, flat noses, large teeth, small brins, prominent brow bone, long arms and legs, less than four feet tall.
Achievements: first to walk upright,lived in small social groups, used simple tools (like sticks) |
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What are the traits and achievements of the Homo habilis (handymen)?
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Traits: Larger brain, smaller back teeth, long arms, about 5 ft tall
Achievements: First tool makers to scavenge and possibly hunt for meat, lived in social groups. |
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What are the traits and achievements of the homo erectus?
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Traits: Larger brains, tall and thin, single brow ridge, no chin, large back teeth.
Achievements: First to use fire, spoken language, clothing, better tools for hunting, nomads (moved around). |
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What are th traits and achievements of the Neanderthals?
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Traits: Heavy slanged brows, large muscles, thick bones, brains larger than modern humans, bulge at back of skull, receding chin.
Achievements: Better tools (knives, blades, scrapers), built shelters, medicine, religious beliefs, hunted large animals in groups, had simple language. |
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What are the traits and achievements of the Cro-Magnons?
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Traits: Identical to modern humans, taller but less robust than Neanderthals, hight rounded skull and small teeth, receding brow and prominent chin.
Achievements: Better tools for hunting, sewing, sculpting, lived in social groups with leaders, created cave paintings, better shelters using stone, wood and animal hides. |
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Neolithic period vs Paleolithic period: Food supply changes…
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Agriculture had advanced and they were starting to grow their own food instead of hunting it.
People could settle down in one area Reliable food supply. |
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Neolithic period vs Paleolithic period: Occupations changes….
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Made more advanced crafts, therefore new technology and advancedments came from it.
People didn't have to spend all day trying to obtain food. People spend more time on art and religion. Specialization in certain skills. |
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Neolithic period vs. Paleolithic period: population/settlement changes…
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With more population, bigger villages, and more advanced houses, they had more protection.
Stronger homes, better protection. |
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Neolithic period vs. Paleolithic period: resources changes…
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With new and better resources they could build better crafts and more technology.
Trade changes/improvements |
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Neolithic period vs. Paleolithic period: technology changes…
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With advanced of tools and technology they could hunt better and get more food.
Stone bowls and clay pottery used for food storage. Wool clothing Obsidian (stone) |
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What is a "degree" in geography?
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One degree is 1/360th of the distance around the Earth.
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What is "latitude"?
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Measure of distance north or south of the Equator (horizontal).
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What is "longitude"?
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Measure of distance East or West of Prime Meridian.
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What is the Equator?
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Zero degree of latitude located in half of north and south pole.
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What is the Prime Meridian?
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Zero degree of longitude joining north and south poles. Runs through Greenwich, England.
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Use the map of the African continent in the Prehistory and Geography Skills packet to answer… What body of water is located at 0 degree latitude and 0 degree longitude?
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New Guinea
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Use the map of the African continent in the Prehistory and Geography Skills packet to answer… What body of water is located between 30 degrees N and 40 degrees N latitude?
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Mediterranean Sea
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Use the map of the African continent in the Prehistory and Geography Skills packet to answer… What city is located near 30 degrees S latitude and 30 degrees E latitude?
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Durban, South Africa
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Use the map of the African continent in the Prehistory and Geography Skills packet to answer… In what country do the lines of 10 degrees N latitude and 0 degrees longitude cross?
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Ghana
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Use the map of the African continent in the Prehistory and Geography Skills packet to answer… In what country do the lines of 10 degrees S latitude and 20 degrees E longitude cross?
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Angola
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Use the map of the African continent in the Prehistory and Geography Skills packet to answer… Write the approximate location of Cairo, Egypt using the latitude and longitude (lines on the map in packet are spaced 10 degrees apart).
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30 degrees N latitude and 30 degrees E longitude.
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Use the map of the African continent in the Prehistory and Geography Skills packet to answer… Write the approximate location of Kigali Rwanda using latitude and longitude.
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20 degrees S latitude and 30 degrees E longitude.
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Use the map of the African continent in the Prehistory and Geography Skills packet to answer… Write the approximate location of Cape Town, South Africa, using latitude and longitude.
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30 degrees S latitude and 20 degrees E longitude
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Use the map of the African continent in the Prehistory and Geography Skills packet to answer… Write the approximate location of Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire using latitude and longitude.
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5 degrees N latitude and 5 degrees W longitude
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