Otzi The Iceman
In order to learn more about Otzi, doctors had to conduct a dangerous procedure letting the iceman ______
What is Thaw
What is unfreeze
What are the four hemispheres of the world?
What is North, South, East, and West
An ancient object that helps us piece together history
What is an artifact
Which era means old Stone Age
What is the Paleolithic Era
What do artifacts tells us about the stories of the past?
Examples:
How they lived, what kind of jobs they had, their families, their food
Otzi laid on a rock covered by pounds of snow for so long that his _______ was all the way in his ________
What is stomach
What is Chest
Which way is LONGitude?
What is east to west <----->
Someone who studies history by going out in the world and finding artifacts and fossils of the past
What is an archeologist
Who developed speaking language first?
What is the Paleolithic Era
Why would ancient people create art on cave walls?
To tell about an event that happened in their village or town, to write about history
When analyzed in the lab, the dark chunks in Otzi's brain are actually....
What is Blood
What is LATitude?
What is north to south
A retelling of a event from someone who was there first hand and saw it with their own eyes
What is a primary source
Name one characteristic of a civilization
Examples:
Advanced Cities, Specialized Workers, Complex Institutions, Record Keeping and Writing, Advanced Tech
Why is Stonehenge such a famous landmark in history?
Its a mystery! We don't exactly know its purpose, but we do know it was used to read the stars, as a burial ground, and that the rocks used were all the way from Whales
What was found in Otzi's back?
What is an arrow head
Name one thing you can find on a map
Examples:
Scale, Compass Rose, Longitude and Latitude Lines, Color Key
Someone who pieces together history by taking fossils and artifacts and developing a story around the people that used them
Archeologist
The first civilization was in
What is 2,500,00 BCE
What steps do historians use as they answer questions about the past?
1. Hypothesis - coming up with a question(s) to explore
2. Test the theory
3. Come to a conclusion based on the evidence
A ______ _______ was left at the scene of Otzi's murder.
What is copper axe
Why do maps matter in history?
They help us see where historical events occuered
We can tell how old a fossil is by
What is carbon dating
What is the Neolithic Era
Why was Otzi the Iceman such a big deal for historians?
Otzi told us about the past and gave us information about what people in his time were eating, wearing, and doing. His body holds DNA which led to the earliest discovery of Lyme disease. He had tools, clothing, and more near his body.