Archaeology and Human History Flashcard

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What do archaeologists study to learn about early people?

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Objects

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What led Paleolithic people to search for homes outside of Africa?

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The changing climate

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Why was the agricultural revolution significant in human history?

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People became farmers and no longer had to depend on hunting and gathering.

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What was one theory about why megafauna became extinct about 11,000 years ago?

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The Ice Age started to end.

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What is an example of technology that Paleolithic people developed?

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using fire to cook food

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Paleolithic people's tools were made of what material?

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Stone

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Which of the following is an artifact?

• Flint Knife
• Fossilized fish
• Footprints
• Tree branch stuck in stone

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Flint Knife

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What marked the start of the Neolithic Age?

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the agricultural revolution

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How did the changing climate encourage domestication?

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The climate became warmer, making longer growing seasons.

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Why were Paleolithic people nomads?

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They followed the animals they hunted for food.