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| What is a Historian? | A person who studies the past |
| What is an archaeologists? | They are scientists who studies objects left behind by early people |
| What is an archaeologists? | It’s the study of the past |
| What is archaeology? | The scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of objects left behind. |
| What is a timeline? | It’s a diagram that shows the order of events within a period of time. |
| What is the time span? | It’s the amount of time a timeline covers determined by the beginningand ending dates of the timeline |
| What are intervals? | The distances between one event and another on a timeline |
| What are artifacts? | They are man-made objects that were left behind by early civilizations. |
| What are potsherds? | they are fragments of pottery, especially one found at an archaeological site. |
| What are features? | They are clues or artifacts that are too big to be moved |
| What are eco-facts? | They are artifacts that are natural objects, like seeds or animal bones. |
| . What is a site? | It’s a place where archaeologists finds clues from the past. |
| What does it mean to excavate? | To remove earth or soil by digging or scooping out |
| What is a foot survey? | A method used to determine the location of a site |
| What is stratum? | It’s the different layers or level of earth. |
| What is sonar scanning? | It’s a method used by archaeologists to investigate underwater scanning. |
| About how long ago was writing invented? | about 5,000 years ago |
| Who tries to solve mysteries about people who lived long, long ago? | archaeologists |
| An arrowhead is an example of an: | artifact |
| Animals bones is an example of: | eco-facts |
| A house is an example of: | a feature |
| Broken bits of pottery is an example of: | potsherds |
| Tools are examples of: | artifacts |
| Tombs are examples of: | a feature |
| Seeds of examples of: | eco-facts |
| The lower the stratum an object is found the ________ the object is. | older |
| What two things can help archaeologist solve many mysteries about past civilizations? | 1. the artifact 2. Knowing it’s location in relation to other objects |
| By looking at what people ate, an archaeologist can make what three assumptions about their society? | 1. What tools they had 2. How many people lived together 3. How far they traveled from home |
| What do archaeologists call garbage? | middens |
| By looking through the layers of the midden, archaeologists can chart what of ancient people? | changes in their diet |
| What are the four main kinds of landforms? | 1. mountains 2. hills 3. plains 4. plateaus |
| If you wanted to get from place to place easily, you would have settled on what type of landform? | the plains |
| If you wanted good soil to grow crops, you would have settled on what type of landform? | the plains |
| What percentage of the earth is made of water? | the plains |
| What are the largest waterways of the earth? | 70% |
| What are the largest waterways of the earth? | the oceans |
| What smaller bodies of saltwater called? | seas |
| What are bodies of fresh water which are completely surrounded by land called? | lakes |
| What are waterways that empty into another body of water? | rivers |
| The pattern of weather, of a place, over a period of years is called it’s… | climate |
| What is the most important item in shaping the climate of a place? | the sun |
| Where do most rivers begin? | in the mountains |
| The first civilizations grew up along side what? | major waterways |
| Materials that are found in nature are called? | natural resources |
| How has natural resources helped shaped history? | They have helped shaped were settlements were located and were they grew. |
| What are resources that can be replaced called? | renewable resources |
| What are resources that cannot be replaced called? | non-renewable resources |
| What are three things that can affect the temperature of a place: | 1. the latitude 2. the altitude (how high something is) 3. large bodies of water |
| Give three examples on how the climate of a place affects the people living there: | 1. the types of crops they can grow 2. the types of houses built 3. the types of clothes they were |
| Give three reasons why early people settled along major waterways | 1. for water 2. for growing crops 3. for travel 4. provides a means to trade |
| What was critical to early settlements? | The areas geography |
| Why would people settle in a given area? | Because it was rich in resources. |
| In early times what were essential resources? | water, animals, fertile land and stones for tools |
| Why did early people develop different cultures? | Because of their environments. |
| People who learned how to make fishhooks and boats lived next to what? | along rivers |
| People who built their homes from wood lived next to what? | Near forests |
| What geographic features protected an area from invasion of outside forces? | mountains or deserts |
| Many societies became rich because of what? | trading |
| How can geography cause problems for people who are living in a certain area? | flooding, lack of rain, major storms |
| What kind of influences do people have on the environment? | Both positive and negative affects |
