Early Man Guided Notes review

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Anthropologists study people and societies. What do they study?

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Life, cultures, and interaction with other people

Front

Archaeologists are a type of anthropologist. What do they focus on?

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People and artifacts no longer around

Front

Which of the following is NOT something archaeologists study? Tools, Clothing, Modern technology, Pottery

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Modern technology

Front

Radio Carbon Dating is a scientific process that tells us how old organic material is.

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True

Front

All things absorb a type of radiation from the Sun called ________.

Back

Carbon 14

Front

How many years does it take for Carbon 14 to break down?

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5,730 years

Front

Hominids are creatures that walk upright on two feet as their primary form of transportation.

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True

Front

Humans are from a class of animals called ________.

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hominids

Front

The first hominid was ________, who lived in Eastern Africa along the Great Rift Valley between 3-4 million years ago.

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Australopithecus

Front

What does 'homo habilis' mean?

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Handy man