Creation
The event that causes the rapid expansion of the universe 13.8 billion years ago
Big Bang
How did the dinosaurs go extinct according to scientific theory?
What were some challenges early humans encountered migrating from place to place?
Obstacles, other tribes, weather, hunting and gathering food, etc
Why is writing such an important historical development?
Without writing, our present day society wouldn't be able to function!
This flight crashes into the middle of a Pennsylvania field. The forty passengers on board combat the hijackers in the sky
Flight 93
Approximately when was the earth created?
4.5 billion years ago
This era is the era we live in currently and began with the arrival of humans
Neozoic Era
Approximately when did early humans originate on earth?
300,00 years ago (according to science)
These were the symbols used by Ancient Egyptians around 3,000 BCE
Hieroglyphics
This was the name of the "Man in the Red Bandanna"
Welles Crowther
This is when life was found on earth for the first time
3.8 billion years ago
This period is defined by the explosion of mammals that occur
Cambrian Period
According to evolution, what animal did we evolve from?
Primates
Give me some examples of things we could not do if writing did not exist.
Describe the weather on the morning of September 11th, 2001
Not a cloud in the sky; "Severe Clear"
When earth was created, more ____ materials flowed towards the center of the earth (particles packed closer together)
Dense
This era occurs during the peak of the dinosaurs and their eventual extinction
Mesozoic Era
How did early humans communicate? (Give me two answers for this one)
Non-verbal gesturing and cave paintings / rock carvings
This is the word that is defined as the study of letters representing certain sounds. It is derived by the Phoenicians, the first individuals who assigned sounds to symbols
Phonics / Phonetics
How many people died on September 11th, 2001?
Around 3,000 (2,993 to be exact)
Hot, uninhabitable, etc
This era is named after the Greek god of the underworld due to earth's hot and volcanic landscape at the time
Hadean Era
Why is early history so ambiguous or uncertain?
The absence of written language and the unreliability / ineffectiveness of passing down stories from generation to generation
This was the name of the ancient form of writing that still nobody can decipher to this day!
Indus Valley Script
What do the sounds created by the chimes inside the Tower of Voices at the Flight 93 Memorial represent?
They are symbolic for both the legacy of the Flight 93 passengers and the legacy of 9/11.