Ancient Things
What were the Stonehedge believed to do
Healing and ritual
A period when day and night are the same length
Equinox
What is a inference
A educated guess
A royal family that ruled the people
Dynasty
What is the medicine wheel
The medicine wheel were stones that aligned with sunrise at the summer solstice
Cyclical time
A record of cycles in nature
What is absolute dating
Using chemicals to find the precise amount
How did the emperor bring soldiers to serve him while he died (name 2 different ways)
Terra cotta and killing people
Where was the Mayan culture located and list a fact
Southern Mexico and their calendar is more accurate than ours
Time measured in relation to other events
Relative Time
What is Anthropology
The study of human remains
What are 3 Chinese religions we discussed in class
Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism
Where was Olmec located and list a fact
They were located in southern Central and their nicknamed rubber people
Solstice
The day when we receive the most and least sunlight
What are the 3 things archeologists use in studies
ecofacts artifacts and human remains
Name the four dynasties we talked in class
Zhou Qin Han Shang
What resource did they make in the bronze age
metal
How many types of time are there
4 but 5 works for half points
Name the few methods archaeologists use to date objects
DNA Testing and Photography
What is silk made from
Silk worms