Investigating our Ancient Past
True or False: Human remains were found in Gwion Gwion.
False
What does a linguist study?
Languages and symbols
Who was at the bottom of the ancient Egyptian social hierarchy?
Slaves
Who was the first emperor of ancient China?
Qin Shi Huang Di
At which battle did William of Normandy defeat Harold Godwineson?
Battle of Hastings
Approximately how long have indigenous Australians occupied Australia?
At least 60,000 years
If someone was born in 650 BC, and died in 320 BC, how old were they?
330 years old
What name was given to an Egyptian official who kept official records?
Scribe
Why might an ancient Chinese merchant buy farmland?
To improve his social status
Who fought at the Battle of Stamford Bridge?
Harold Godwineson and Harald Hardrada
When did humans migrate ‘out of Africa’?
100,000 years ago
What does ‘AD’ mean?
Anno Domini (the Year of the Lord)
Which Pharaoh’s tomb was discovered in 1922 intact?
Tutankhamun
What name was given to the important trade route which connected China with Europe?
The Silk Road
How many people died from the Black Death?
100 million
Give one example of the types of evidence used to investigate ancient societies.
Tools, utensils, art, writing
Give an example of a ‘relative dating’ technique.
Stratigraphy, dendrochronology, fluorine dating, DNA analysis
Outline TWO steps in the mummification process.
Liver, lungs, stomach and intestines are removed and placed in canopic jars, brain removed through the nose, body covered in natron, wrapped in linen with amulets.
What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?
o protect China’s northern borders
Give an example of ‘trial by ordeal’.
Carrying a hot iron bar, being bound and thrown into a lake, trial by combat.
Name one location where the remains of an ancient indigenous Australian has been found?
Kow Swamp, Lake Mungo
Give an example of an ‘absolute dating’ technique.
Radiocarbon dating, thermoluminescence dating
Name three Egyptian gods or goddesses
Ra, Anubis, Thoth, Hathor, Bastet, Sobek
Name THREE ancient Chinese dynasties.
Xia, Shang, Zhou, Xin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming
Who was blamed and persecuted for spreading the Black Death around Europe?
Jews