1.1 Studying the distant past

1.1 Studying the distant past

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An anthropologist is

• a scientist who studies rocks and the earth

• a scientist who studies artifacts left behind by people long ago

• a scientist who studies how people behaved long ago

• a scientist who studies dinosaur bones

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An archaeologist...

• studies how people from the past behaved

• digs up and studies artifacts to learn about people from the past

• studies rocks and the earth

• only studies history

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What do anthropologists study?

• cats

• rocks

• dinosaurs

• humankind

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Prehistory is...

• the time AFTER writing developed

• the time BEFORE writing developed

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An artifact is

• the bones or remains of something that lived long ago

• only something written down

• something manmade that is left behind from people long ago

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A fossil is

• something made by man

• the bones, imprints, or remains of something living from long ago

• only bones

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Which of the following is NOT an example of an artifact?

• a village built in 2000 B.C.

• an arrowhead made by Native Americans

• a pot used for cooking on a campfire

• the bones of a fish from 500 BC found at an ancient campfire site

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A geologist...

• studies artifacts left behind by people

• studies books and writings from the past

• studies rocks and the earth

• studies only prehistory

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Archaeologists use several ways to "date" or learn the age of artifacts. Which is NOT one way they date these objects?

• Compare artifacts to other objects found in the same layer of soil.

• They break the artifact into pieces and put them back together.

• Measure radioactive material found in objects.

• They look at DNA evidence to compare these people to other people who lived at the same time.

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A location where there was once human activity that is of archaeological interest. 

• site
• dig
• primary source
• stratigraphy

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True or False: Fossilized bones of early humans are rare

and a complete fossil is even more rare.

• True

• False

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When scientists study PREHISTORIC people, what do they look at?

• Diaries

• Map

• Artifacts

• Stone Tablets

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In 1974 this archaeologist discovered 'Lucy' in Ethiopia.

• Mary Leakey

• Donald Johanson

• Louis Leakey

• Heinrich Schliemann

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This is a deep gorge in Tanzania home to many archaeological digs.

• Olduvai

• Eritrea

• Anzac

• Laetoli

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Louis Leakey's discoveries showed that the oldest evidence of human life found so far comes from --

• Africa

• Asia

• North America

• Mexico

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Don Johanson was surprised to find a complete skeleton because...

• He was looking for something else

• Female skeletons are hard to find

• Fossilized bones are a rare find

• Scientists do not typically find fossils in Africa, which is where Johanson

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Which of the following are artifacts? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• grave sites

• clothing

• artwork

• coins

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This branch of anthropology studies past people and cultures through their material remains.

• geology

• archaeology

• biology

• botany

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Is this a fossil or artifact?

• Fossil
• Artifact

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Is this a fossil or artifact?

• Fossil
• Artifact

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Is this a fossil or artifact?

• Fossil
• Artifact

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Is this a fossil or artifact?

• Fossil
• Artifact