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Mrs. Sheehan
Unit 1 Archeology and Prehistory
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Chapter 1 Section 4: Legends (p. 24)
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A. Define archeologist: _________________________________________
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B. Define anthropologist: _______________________________________
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Chapter 1 Section 5: Archeology (p. 25-28, 30)
C. Define archeology: _________________________________________
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D. When did the study of archeology begin? ________________________
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E. Define artifacts: ____________________________________________
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F. What did scientists find they could learn from artifacts? _____________
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Archeological Finds (p. 26-27)
G. What did archeologists learn from Herculaneum and Pompeii?
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H. What great archeological discovery was made in Egypt? Why was it
important to the study of history? _______________________________
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Dating Archeological Remains (p 27-30)
I. What does excavate mean? ____________________________________
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J. What do archeologists do after they discover remains? _____________
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K. What were the three time periods, or ages that Christian J. Thomsen
created?
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L. What were the ages based on? _________________________________
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M. What were the two time periods based on how people obtained their
food?
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N. How does Carbon 14 dating work?
1. All things contain a ___________________
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2. After plants, animals, and people ___________________, the
carbon 14 slowly ___________________.
3. By ___________________ how much carbon 14 an object
________, scientist can figure how ___________________ the
object is.
Chapter 2: Prehistoric Peoples (p. 33-46)
Chapter Focus
Why It’s Important (p. 33)
O. What is prehistory? When did prehistory end? ____________________
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P. What does the word civilization mean? __________________________
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Section 2: The Neolithic Age (p. 41-46)
Lesson Essential Question – __________________________________________
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Q. Define the following terms:
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2. Population: __________________________________________
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3. Domestication: ________________________________________
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4. Revolution: ___________________________________________
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5. Neolithic Revolution: __________________________________
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R. How did people change in the Neolithic Age? _____________________
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Farmers and Herders (p. 41-42)
S. What were two important discoveries brought on the Neolithic
Revolution?
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T. What did early people begin using animals such as donkeys, camels, and
llamas for? ________________________________________________
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U. What were the results of the Neolithic Revolution?
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3. ____________________________________________________
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Specialization (p. 45)
V. Define specialization: _______________________________________
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W. Why did specialization develop? _______________________________
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X. What were some examples of specialization?
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Y. What were some of other developments that helped specialization?
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Early Villages (p. 42-43)
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Z. What was another result of people beginning to produce food?
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AA. What were some of the earliest known villages?
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BB. What have archeologists discovered about Catal Hüyük?
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Government (p. 45)
CC. How was government different during Neolithic times?
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DD. How did Neolithic villages keep order? ________________________
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Religion (p. 45-46)
EE. What do experts believe that most chiefs did? ____________________
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FF. What did priests do? _______________________________________
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GG. How did religion change over time?
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2. After a time, ___________________________________________
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3. The most important goddess was __________________________,
the goddess of fertility.
4. Archaeologists believe ___________________________________
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