Geography
What is the definition of "region?
An area that is defined by common features
What does "BC" stand for?
Before Christ
What is the definition of "artifact"?
an object made or used by people in the past
Why did early humans stop hunting and gathering food?
Because they began running out of food once they hunted/killed animals around them. They needed to come up with another source of food to survive.
Why is it called the "Stone Age"?
Because early humans started to construct tools/flints out of stone.
The location of something "relative" to something else.
Ex: Sacred Heart is close to Brunswick School in Greenwich, CT.
What does "BCE" stand for?
Before Common Era
Ex 1: Dinosaur bones
Ex 2: Footprints in stone from early humans
What is the definition of "domesticate"?
To train wild animals to be useful to humans
What was the Neolithic Age?
when early humans learned how to farm and domesticate animals
Give 2 examples of Human Environment Interaction.
Ex 1: Human beings wear coats, gloves, and hats in the winter because of the cold temperatures.
Ex 2: Humans built trains to take them from the suburbs into the city faster than walking.
What does "AD" stand for?
Addo Domini
What is the definition of an "archaeologist"?
an expert who studies the past by examining objects (artifacts) people have left behind
What was the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Age)?
When early humans still hunted and gathered to get food
"Containers on big ships full of goods often come from other countries, such as China, dock in California. Then, goods are transported from the ships into trucks, onto trains, and onto airplanes to make it to their final destination."
Movement
Put the following events in chronological order:
331 AD
452 BCE
1000 BC
1956 CE
1000 BC, 452 BCE, 331 AD, 1956 CE
Name 3 tools that an archaeologist might use on a "dig"?
Ex 1: gloves
Ex 2: a brush
Ex 3: a shovel/digging tools
What is a "nomad"?
someone who moves fro place to place with no permanent home
Ex:
Location: Sacred Heart is located at 1177 King Street, Greenwich, CT
HEI: Buildings, benches, gardens, and fields were built by humans to make our campus what it is today.
Movement: Students, faculty, and staff get around by walking.
What does "chronological" mean?
starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred
What is the definition of "prehistoric"?
time before written history
What does it mean to "migrate" from one place to another?
To move from one place to another