Sources
Dating
Excavation
Archaeology
Timeline
100
What is a source that is from the same time period as the event it is describing?
Primary Source
100
What is a sarcophagus?
a coffin
100
What is the act of digging for artifacts called?
Excavation
100
What is Archaeology?
The recovery and study of artifacts and fossils to better understand the past.
100
How many years separate 600 CE and 1000 CE?
400 years
200
What is a source that was made after the time of the event it is describing?
Secondary Source
200
What is Prehistory?
The time before the development of writing.
200
What is an Artifact?
An object made by humans.
200
What is the name given to an ancient Roman "pot?"
Amphora
200
How many years separate 15 CE and 25 BCE?
40 years
300
Why do archaeologists sometimes reach different conclusions about the past? (Why don't they all agree?)
They have different ways of interpreting the evidence found. They come to different conclusions about what the evidence means.
300
Why were the labels CE and BCE introduced to replace the labels BC and AD?
The new labels (CE and BCE) are more appropriate for people who are not Christian... which is most of the world.
300
What is a Fossil?
The remains of a once living thing (plants, people, or animals).
300
What is a Megalith?
A monument made of huge stones. (Stonehenge is an example of a megalith.)
300
How many years separate 1000 BCE and 500 CE?
1500 years
400
What is it called when information is passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth?
Oral Tradition
400
What is the difference between Absolute Dating and Relative Dating?
Absolute Dating tells us the exact age of an object. Relative Dating tells us if an object is older or younger than another object.
400
What is Erosion?
The gradual wearing away of soil or rock.
400
What is Cultural Diffusion?
When two or more cultures come together and share ideas and technology.
400
How many years separate 2017 CE and 3000 BCE?
5017 years
500
Why is it important to know where a source comes from? Or who a source is?
Some sources are less reliable than others based on their point of view.
500
Describe the process of radiocarbon dating in THREE steps.
1) Every living thing absorbs carob and radioactive carbon. 2) When a living thing dies, it slowly begins to lose its radioactive carbon. 3) Scientists can measure the amount of radioactive carbon left in a once living thing, and determine how long ago that thing lived.
500
Why do archaeologists take extra special care when they are excavating a site?
You only have one opportunity to excavate a site properly. "You can not undig something."
500
What is the difference between Classic Archaeology and New Archaeology?
Classic Archaeology is the search for valuable artifacts (gold diggers). New Archaeology is the search for information about the lives of people from the past (dumpster divers).
500
Put the following dates in order from oldest to most recent: 60 AD 400 CE 1800 BCE 75 BC
1800 BCE 75 BC (BCE) 60 AD (CE) 400 CE
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