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Early Humans
Unit 2 Social Studies -Taylor & Joy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nomadic | moves from place to place with no single settled home |
| Paleolithic Era | old stone age (about 2 million years ago to around 8,000 B.C.E.) |
| prehistory | before recorded events of the past |
| artifact | an ancient object from the past that tells us about people from the past |
| agriculture | the cultivation of the soil, production of crops and raising livestock |
| archaeologist | one who studies past humans |
| Neolithic | New Stone Age (around 8000 B.C.E. to 3000 B.C.E.) |
| to tame or breed an animal | |
| history | recorded events of the past |
| radiocarbon dating | is used to tell how long ago something died |
| fertile | soil or land good for growing abundant crops or vegetation |
| What are 4 discoveries humans made that allowed them to stay in one place? (Freddy Feeds Small Dogs) | 1. Fire - warmth, cook, light, protection 2. Farming - wheat & barley, stable food supply, surplus of food 3. Specialization of Labor - Artisans skilled workers, Barter/trade 4. Domestication of Animals - dogs, sheep, goats food in the backyard |
| Which 4 tools do archaeologists use to learn about the past? (WARM) | 1 Written Documents- books, letters, journals, Dec. of Indep. Bible 2 Artifacts - pottery, jewelry, bones, clothing 3 Radiocarbon Dating - tell how long ago something died 4. Medical Technology - MRIs, CT scans, DNA analysis, microscopes, X-rays, scalpels |
| What did we learnWhat did we learn about Otzi's life from artifacts? | Copper Axe - important person in his tribe from Copper Age. Stone knife - still using stone tools and weapons from Stone Age. |
| What did we learn about Otzi's life from written documents? | Stone carvings found in a village show Otzi's axe which supports it was a very important possession and he was important in the community. |
| What did we learn about Otzi's life from RCD (Radio Carbon Dating)? | tells us that Otzi was 5,300 years old and changed the timeline for the Copper Age by more than 4,000 years. |
| What did we learn about Otzi's life from medical technology? | like CT scans, X-rays, MRIs, endoscopes, tell us his last meal of meat (ibex) and wheat, arrow in his back as cause of death, DNA analysis shows: eye color, Lume Disease, and lactose intolerant |