Vocabulary #1
Vocabulary #2
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Short Answer
100
What word means extra supply?
Surplus
100
What word means object made by people long ago?
Artifact
100
An ______________ is a professional who studies ancient people and artifacts.
archeologist
100
What was beringia?
Beringia was a land bridge which connected Asia and North America
200
What word is the study of past cultures?
Archaeology
200
What word means to gather?
Harvest
200
Some examples of artifacts are....
pottery, weapons, tools...
200
How has beringia influenced us today?
The shape of our continent, the people who migrated here...
300
What word means an area's average weather conditions over many years?
Climate
300
What word means to tame wild animals and plants?
Domesticate
300
______________ is a method that scientists use to determine the age of living things.
Carbon Dating
300
What does cave art show us about life in prehistoric times?
Daily lives: food, weapons...
400
What does the word, Nomad, mean?
It means people that move from place to place.
400
What word means a feature of earth's surface? (Examples: Plain or Mountain)
Landform
400
Archeologists often find artifacts at _____________.
Excavation Sites
400
Why were animals domesticated?
To assist people with their needs; agriculture, food...
500
Define the term migrate.
To move from place to place
500
Define the term culture.
The technology, customs, beliefs, and art of a group of people
500
Archeologists learn most about prehistoric cultures from ___________. A) Crops B) Clothing C) Plants & Animals D) Artifacts
D) Artifacts
500
How would human development be different today if it was not for technology?
Virtually everything: the ways we find food, communicate, live...
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