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When interpreting the evidence they find about ancient cultures, historians should try not to let their experiences or opinions influence their thinking.

• agree with other historians about the evidence.

• include too much evidence in their analyses.

• explain how they found their evidence.

• let their experiences or opinions influence their thinking.

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What might an archaeologist at a hominid site learn from a pile of sharpened stones mixed with cracked animal bones?

• how the hominids made weapons for hunting animals

• how the hominids prepared the animals for cooking

• how the hominids stored the bodies of dead animals

• how the hominids learned to domesticate animals

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Technology refers to

• the skills and tools people use to meet their needs and wants.

• the study of past people and cultures through their material remains.

• the study of the origins and development of people and their societies.

• the way of life of a society, including its beliefs and values.

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The "Out of Africa" theory is one explanation for

• where Homo sapiens first lived.

• the similarities between Neanderthals and early modern humans.

• why Homo erectus remains are found in Europe and Asia.

• why Homo erectus developed into Homo sapiens outside Africa.

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Scholars gave one group of hominids the name Homo habilis, or "handy man," because they thought this group was the earliest to

• build shelters.

• make tools out of animal bones.

• make stone tools.

• use fire.

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