How has archaeology changed over time?

We have new technology that can help when studying artifacts

There are more things to discover now than there used to be

You used to need multiple degrees but now you don't

No one wants to be an archaeologist anymore because it is boring

“No one stepped forward either to prove Mike wrong or to resolve the seeming contradiction in the Stonehenge timeline.” What is the meaning of "contradiction?"

When two things are opposite one another

A problem that cannot be solved

When new evidence is introduced

When two things have the same meaning

Why was it difficult for early archaeologists to study Stonehenge?

There was no written record of what it was used for

They didn't have the right tools

There weren't enough people who studied archaeology

No one wanted to go to England to see it

An idea that accounts for why something exists/was created

A fact that can never be proven wrong

A random guess that is not based on evidence

Something man-made that was left behind from other cultures

An archaeologist from Madagascar

The author of If Stones Could Speak

The man who discovered Stonehenge

A childhood friend of Mike and his team

What was the new theory of Stonehenge that Ramilisonina introduced?

The stones represented death/the dead

Stonehenge may have been used as a gathering place

Stonehenge was only used for decoration

Ramilisonina did not have a new theory

What do you do to find the central idea of a text? (Select ALL correct answers)

Look up information about the author

What is the purpose of a caption?

To explain more about what's happening in a photo

To tell readers more about the author

To explain who took a photo in a book

To divide long chapters into smaller sections

Which of the following is the BEST central idea for If Stones Could Speak ?

Just because someone famous has an idea doesn't mean we should stop thinking on our own.

Archaeology is a pointless field because everything has already been discovered.

We will never really know what Stonehenge was used for.

Which of the following is NOT a theory about Stonehenge?

It's where the King of England lived

It was a gathering place for feasts and celebrations

It was used as a prehistoric temple

What does Marc Aronson mean when he says "a new idea, a new way of thinking, can go from being dismissed to capturing the attention of the world"?

New ideas still have value even if other ideas were accepted in the past

New ideas should never be studied because there is no more new information

If you are proven wrong once, you can never be proven right in the future

Everyone has to change their mind when new evidence is discovered

If Stones Could Speak Review

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CCSS

RI.4.5, RI.6.2, RL.8.9

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an archaeologist?

A person who studies the Earth

A person who creates artifacts

A person who studies history through excavating artifacts

A person who works at a museum full of old things

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an artifact?

A historical item made by humans and left behind

A place that used to be occupied but now is empty

A person who studies archaeology

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following could be considered an artifact? Select ALL that apply.

Plants

Tools

Language

Buildings

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the word "excavate?"

To make a discovery

To place an artifact in a museum

To study ancient history

To dig something up

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT something that archaeologists do?

Take photos of what they discover

Use maps and charts to locate artifacts

Record all of their findings

Dig up items with their bare hands

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do archaeologists have to be careful when they dig up artifacts?

So they don't break

They don't want to get dirty

They don't have to be careful - they can do whatever they want!

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is material culture?

Physical objects that have been left behind by a group of people

Something you use to build a city or empire

The language and ethnicity shared by people in one place

The types of plants and animals used by a group of people to live

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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What is an archaeologist?

What is an artifact?

Which of the following could be considered an artifact? Select ALL that apply.

What is the meaning of the word "excavate?"

Which of the following is NOT something that archaeologists do?

Why do archaeologists have to be careful when they dig up artifacts?

What is material culture?

How has archaeology changed over time?

Which of the following text features do authors include in nonfiction texts? (Select ALL correct answers)

“No one stepped forward either to prove Mike wrong or to resolve the seeming contradiction in the Stonehenge timeline.”What is the meaning of "contradiction?"

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