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History test 8/27/13
chapter one test
Question | Answer |
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bronze age | the age when bronze was first used |
what did domestication do for the early humans | was originated in the neolithic age aloud them to stay where they were instead of hunting for food and following the animals |
characteristics of civilization | ~cities ~government ~religion ~social structure ~use of writing ~artistic activity ~ ~ |
what is the difference between fossils and artifacts | fossils are remains from living things such as bones and artifacts are things left behind from a Coulter like pots |
what is another word for homo sapiens | Neanderthals |
what type of tools did they use in the paleolithic age | simple stone tools |
what are artisans | people who stepped out of farming due to the surplus of crops and became skilled workers usually making weapons |
radio carbon dating | ~also known as C14 ~everything absorbs radioactive carbon, the older something is the less it will have ~to see how old a fossil or artifact is, they test how much carbon is in it ~last until 50,000 years |
thermoluminescence | ~measure of the electrons in the soil around things ~good until 20,000 years |
paleolithic age | ~homo erectus made fire ~used stone tools ~they were hunters and gatherers |