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Unit 1 - Discovering Our Past
What is Archaeology?
Why do we measure time?
Unit 1 - Discovering Our Past
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Why do we measure time?
To measure cycles.
To organize human history.
To organize, coordinate, and schedule our lives.
To predict future cycles.
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What is Archaeology?
The study of human artifacts
The study of dinosaur bones
The study of human languages
The study of human development
3
Cultural values are those ideals that a society __________________________
Wants everyone to try and follow.
Will punish you for not sharing.
Wants everyone to share.
Values above all else.
4
Not all cultures are similar, they are carved out by _________________________
The Gods we worship.
Unique circumstances that affect people.
A lack of understanding others.
The people who raise us.
5
Which of the following is an example of Relative Time?
My dog was born on September 8th
Pumpkin Spice Lattes coming in Stock
Your first day of Kindergarton
The iPhone came out 6 years after the iPod
6
"Whose who cannot remember the past are condemned to ______________"
Be Dumb
Lose Hope
Miss the Point
Repeat It
7
Our behaviour affects ______________
What is Real
What is True
What we Do
What is Good
8
What is Culture?
The way you practice what's important.
The way a person chooses to live their life.
The customs, arts, and values of a particular group.
The way a particular nation or group sees the world.
9
A society with a religious worldview may think a storm was a ________________
Unavoidable Natural Disaster
Punishment from God
10
What anthropologist thought ancient healed bones showed evidence of society?
Anthony Mason
Margaret Mead
Lucille Ball
Sadie Hawkins
11
What is erosion?
The loss of artifacts.
When earthquakes destroy something.
A type of artifact.
The wearing away of material due to natural elements.
12
Most of history was written about _________________.
Men
Politics
Famous People
War
13
What year is the farthest in the past?
2021 CE
109 CE
607 CE
35 CE
14
What is a primary source?
Anything missing from the museums
Anything that existed during the time being studied
Anything given to an archaeologist
Anything created afterwards.
15
Which of the following is not a characteristic of society?
Supports its members in times of need.
Keeps laws and rules for the members.
Has a unique culture and values.
Shares the same geographical area.
16
What is History?
Our knowledge and understanding of the past.
A boring class.
The way we see the world.
Everything we have written down.
17
Why would someone create a false version of the past?
To Instill Hatred
To Instill Distrust
To Make You Feel Better About It
To Misinform
18
What is Perspective?
Something that is found to be true and everyone can agree on the details.
The way you write a story.
A way of seeing the world.
An account of an event.
19
What is Propoganda?
A good way to spread news.
Stuff meant to control you.
Misinformation deliberately spread to damage.
Misleading advertisements.
20
What is Anthropology?
The study of human artifacts
The study of human development
The study of human languages
The study of human inventions
21
What does C.E. stand for?
Common Era
Criteria Era
Cherished Era
Christ Era
22
What is a secondary source?
Anything that existed during the time being studied
Anything given to an archaeologist
Anything missing from the museums
Anything created afterwards.
23
New discoveries often require archaeologists to _________________.
Change their theories.
Find new locations to explore.
Quit their jobs.
Start all over again.
24
What is a Historical Record?
An account of an event
Something that is found to be true and everyone can agree on the details.
An incomplete story
Historical stories influenced by worldview
25
Our worldview, values, and beliefs all affect our __________________.
Relgious Views
Relationships
Opinions
Behaviour
26
Our values affect ______________
What is True
What we Do
What is Real
What is Good
27
Studying history can help us appreciate _______________________.
How lucky we are to live in Canada
Our elders
The accomplishments of those who came before us
How the world works
28
Civilizations must have populations large enough to allow for the development of _________.
Cities
Culture
Writing
Laws
29
The time before written records is known as _________________.
The Stone Age
Prehistory
The Dark Ages
Early History
30
What is Historical Fact?
Something the majority says is true.
What we tell people to keep them happy.
Something you want to believe is true.
Something that is found to be true and everyone can agree on the details.
31
What is society?
A particular nation of people and their practices.
An organized group of persons.
A group that runs a charity.
A group of animals living together.
32
What is Bias?
The inability to see a situation from a different perspective.
To be open to other ideas
To favour one side over the other.
To think everyone deserves the same treatment
33
What is an Inference?
An archaeologist's word.
A question.
A way of looking at artifacts.
An educated guess based on evidence.
34
Which of the following is not in our primary awareness of culture?
What we eat
The way we make decisions
The way we dress
The music we like
35
C. or Circa means ____________.
"Passed"
"Somewhat"
"Before"
"Around"
36
What is the reference point of our main timeline and calendar?
The Death of Jesus.
The Death of Pope Gregory.
The Birth of Jesus.
The Rise of the Roman Empire.
37
Archaeologists are like _______________.
Detectives solving a crime
Your mom
Scientists who love a challenge
Anthropologists
38
Which of the following is an example of Absolute Time?
My dog was born on September 8th
The iPhone came out 6 years after the iPod
Your first day of Kindergarton
Pumpkin Spice Lattes coming in Stock
39
What is Worldview?
How we process information.
A collection of attitudes and values about the world around us.
A collection of beliefs shared by a society.
A way of seeing other people.
40
What is Cultural Relativism?
Relating other cultures to your own.
Taking someone else's culture and using it for fun.
Judging other cultures or societies based on your own personal values.
Viewing one's own culture as superior to others.
41
Written records go back about ____________ years.
20,000
10,000
5,000
2,000
42
What is cultural appropriation?
Wishing your culture was more cool.
Thinking your culture is better than everyone else.
The innapropriate adoption of another cultures customs.
Appriciating someone else's culture.
43
What century would the year 1504 fall into?
16th
18th
15th
10th
44
Which of the following is an example of Cyclical Time?
My dog was born on September 8th
The iPhone came out 6 years after the iPod
Pumpkin Spice Lattes coming in Stock
Your first day of Kindergarton
45
Acrhaeologists sometimes have to guess, or make ________________.
Different Theories
Mistakes
Inferences
Leaps of Faith
46
Which of the following is an example of Linear Time?
Pumpkin Spice Lattes coming in Stock
The iPhone came out 6 years after the iPod
Your first day of Kindergarton
My dog was born on September 8th
47
What year is the farthest in the past?
15 BCE
605 BCE
1357 BCE
240 BCE
48
Which of the following would NOT be a primary source?
An Interview
A Museum
An Artifact
A Letter
49
What was writing originally used for?
Military Records
Collecting Taxes
Trade Receipts
50
Where do we get culture from?
Our parents
Our friends
The TV we watch
Our teachers
51
What is the most important human invention of all time?
Bronze
Writing
Farming
Domesitcation
52
What are Values?
The things we believe are cool.
The way a particular nation or group sees the world.
The regard something is held to deserve.
Whatever you personally hold above everyone else.
53
Our worldview affects ______________
What is True
What is Good
What we Do
What is Real
54
What is Domestication?
The process of burying your dead.
The process of adapting plants and animals to human use.
The process of making tools.
The process of competing with other groups.
55
What is Ethnocentrism?
Believing the world revolves around you.
Viewing one's own culture as superior to others.
Thinking all cultures are bad.
Wanting better for the world.
56
What is a city?
A large enough population to require imports.
A very large group of people.
A small farming settlement.
People living permanently in one place.
57
Which of the following would NOT be a secondary source?
An Artifact
A Museum
A Blockbuster Film
A Powerpoint in Class
58
What does B.C.E. stand for?
Before Christ
Before Counting Era
Before Common Era
Before Christ Era
59
Our beliefs affect ______________
What is Good
What is Real
What is True
What we Do
60
What happened to Pompeii?
It was destroyed by an earthquake.
It was destroyed by a great fire.
It was destroyed by a volcano.
It was destroyed by a neighbouring city state.
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What is patriotism?
Wishing you lived somewhere else.
Seeing your own culture as better.
A common sense of identity.
Loving your army and country.
62
What are taxes used to pay for?
Infrastructure
Government
Public Works
Temples
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When settlements grew, they allowed for the development of specialized ____________.
Tools
Writing
Occupations
Cultures
