The power of crowds

1. What is crowd-sourcing?

• a) Using the internet to share information

• b) Asking the public for help with a project

• c) Investigating the past in an exciting way

• d) Completely changing modern archaeology

2. What was the mystery that scientists tried to solve using the internet?

• a) The location of Genghis Khan's tomb

• b) The age of the Mongol Empire

• c) The sacred Mongolian mountain

• d) The difficulty of getting to Burkhan Khaldun

3. Who was Genghis Khan?

• a) A famous scientist

• b) The founder of the Mongol Empire

• c) The discoverer of Burkhan Khaldun

• d) An expert archaeologist

4. Where is Genghis Khan believed to be buried?

• a) In an unmarked grave

• b) In the Burkhan Khaldun mountain

• c) In a sacred Mongolian city

• d) In a hidden underground tomb

5. What did the scientists use to study the Burkhan Khaldun area?

• a) Maps and scientific journals

• b) Satellite images

• c) Crowdsourced data

• d) Traditional archaeological methods

6. Why did the scientists ask for help from the public?

• a) They needed more funding for their project

• b) They wanted to share their findings with others

• c) They needed assistance in analyzing the satellite images

• d) They were unable to travel to Burkhan Khaldun themselves

7. How many images did the scientists need to examine?

• a) Over 8,500 images

• b) Over 85,000 images

• c) Over 800,000 images

• d) Over 8 million images

8. The scientist Albert Lin used (a)   and 3-D imaging in his search for a lost tomb.

9. What is the potential impact of crowd-sourcing on modern archaeology?

• a) It may alter traditional methods of archaeological excavation.

• b) It gives money to conservation projects

• c) It makes it easier for scientists to work together

• d) It allows for faster discoveries of ancient artifacts

1. What is the purpose of the volunteers' work in the text?

• a) Looking for unusual landmarks

• b) Identifying Genghis Khan's tomb

• c) Protecting archaeological sites

• d) Looking for signs of looting