ISCS Chapters 1-5

Where is Stonehenge located?

• The United States

• Salisbury, England

• Quebec, Canada

Who is the archaeologist studying Stonehenge?

• Mike Parker Pearson

• Riverside Project Team

• Indiana Jones

What is the Central Idea from Chapter 1?

• There have been many theories about what Stonehenge represents

• The book is questioning what others believe to be true about Stonehenge in order to learn more, and how Mike and his team accomplished that.

• Stonehenge is comprised by a series of sites linked together

Which quote supports the central idea of chapter 1 ?

• "Somebody went to great effort very long ago to shape these stones and then lift them into place.""

• "We must always keep thinking and asking new questions."

• "For thousands of years, visitors have left records of what they thought the stones were saying."

What inference can we make about Stonehenge from chapter 1 ?

• There are very few people interested in the mystery of Stonehenge

• Archaeologists have stopped looking for further clues to solve the mystery of Stonehenge

• The mystery of Stonehenge continues to fascinate people around the world.

Which piece of text evidence supports: the mystery of Stonehenge continues to fascinate people around the world.

• "And that really is the big story here - how a new idea, a new way of thinking, can go from being dismissed to capturing the attention of the world."

• "It is a typical September day in western England... "

• "All they left behind was this beautiful circle of stone."

The people who constructed Stonehenge were very precise and used extreme care to construct it.  Which quote below supports this statement?

• "Two highways have been widened and are today clogged with traffic, but Stonehenge still dominates the landscape."

• "Stonehenge was designed to that on the longest day of the year the sun rises past the so-called heel stone and then through these linked sarsens."

• "The builders worked with stone as if it were wood."

Which of the following statements are NOT correct about Mike Parker Pearson?

• Mike's grew up thinking he would never get to work at Stonehenge.

• As a student, he took field trips to the site nearly every summer.

• Mike's teacher encouraged him to continue his dream of a career in archaeology because there were so many jobs available.

The largest stones ( SARSENS) are made from which kind of stone ?

• Limestone

• Sandstone

• Bluestone

What is the connection between Madagascar and Stonehenge?

• Both locations contain famous lemurs, chameleons, or other rare species

• Madagascar and Stonehenge have the same hot and dry climate

• Both locations contain remains of stone circles possibly used for burial or ceremonies