What did visitors do for making the the paintings mold?
they breathed.
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What country was Louis Leakly born in?
Kenya
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How many years ago did prehistory start?
About 2.5 million years ago.
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What does Catalhoyuk mean?
It means "Forked mound."
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What was in Otzi's right shoulder?
An arrow
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Why did they have to make a replica cave?
They had to because when visitors breathed on the cave they were ruining the paintings.
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What language did Louis learn before English?
Kikuyu
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Was life hard back then? and explain.
Yes because there were no stores to go shopping for food or clothing. There weren't any types of shelter to protect you from animals and harsh weather.Also you had to make everything for you and your family.
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Is Catalhoyuk SouthEast of NorthEast of the city Konya?
South East.
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Why did scientists call him Otzi?
They called him that for the Alps where he was found.
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Where are cave paintings usually located?
Walls and ceilings of the cave most of the time.
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What was Louis?
Louis Leakey was an archaeologist and anthropologist.
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Name 4 things early humans would eat.
They ate bird eggs, berries, mushrooms, rabbits or whatever they could find.
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What 3 countries did Archaeologists study the site?
United States
Great Britain
Turkey
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Which Museum is Otzi in?
South Tyrol Museum in Bolzano, Italy
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What was the earliest cave painting art? And where was it at?
The earliest such art in Europe dates back to the Aurignacian period, approximately 40,000 years ago, and is found in the El Castillo cave in Cantabria, Spain.
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After earning his degree, why did he go back to Africa?
He believed this was where humans originated.
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How would they know that certain food is poisonous?
People learned by trial and error. If someone ate a red berry and got sick and died, others would learn and remember to not eat that berry.
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For the people who lived in Catalhoyuk what did they build it with?
Mud.
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How many tattoo marks does Otzi have on his lower back?
57 Tattoo marks.
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How do some paintings communicate with other people?
Some theories hold that cave paintings may have been a way of communicating with others, while other theories ascribe a religious or ceremonial purpose to them.
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What did his discoveries show?
The discoveries showed that early humans walked the earth many years earlier than previously thought.
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By saying the early humans were "Nomadic" what does that mean?