What are the three types of excavation techniques?

The box grid system, keyhole and Open Area

What is the difference between Absolute and Relative dating techniques?

Absolute finds the exact date and relative comparesto others

During the Paleolithic period, what did people do?

They hunted and gathered for food and didnt have fixed homes

Name two of the technology used to investigate Otzi

Diamond-Tip Saw and Freezer rooms

Name two people that are part of excavating a site?

Photographers and Cartographers, Surveyors and IT staff

study of ancient human past through material remains

What is an archaeologist?

person who discovers and analyses materialremains ofthe past

What is conservation?

Preserving an artifact or site from being destroyed

Where did the first farming begin?

Around major rivers, such as the Nile

a person who investigates controversies of the past

During the Neolithic Period, what did people do?

They were farmers and had towns and villages

What is a secondary source?

A source ABOUT the time being studied e.g a journal article

What is a primary source?

A source that came from the time being studied e.g a diary

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HISTORY: Sources, Excavation, Otzi the Iceman, Dating Techniques and Ancient Societies

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1
What are the three types of excavation techniques?
The box grid system, keyhole and Open Area
Open Space, Keyhole and Digging
Box cutting, key placement and open space
Open Space, Box Grid and Hole digging
2
Which one of these are one of the seven things that make up an ancient society?
Writing and Teaching
Religion
None of the above
Transport
3
When did the use of fire for cooking begin?
150'000BCE
800'000BCE
30'000BCE
500'000BCE
4
When were the first metal tools used?
4000BCE
5000BCE
20'000BCE
200CE
5
What is the difference between Absolute and Relative dating techniques?
they are similar but Absolute is much more reliable
Absolute finds the exact date and relative comparesto others
They are the same☺
6
During the Paleolithic period, what did people do?
They hunted and gathered for food and didnt have fixed homes
They were vegetarians and lived by the rivers
They were farmers and had towns/villages
They had emperors and kings who made them fight for food
7
Name two of the technology used to investigate Otzi
Phones and UV light
Camera's and iPads
Diamond-Tip Saw and Freezer rooms
B and C
8
Earliest cave art was done when?
20'000BCE
70'000BCE
200BCE
1'000'000BCE
9
The earliest stone tools were used by who and when?
2'500'000BCE by the Hominids
2500BCE by the Aboriginals
5'000'000BCE by the Africans
500'000BCE by the Hominids
10
Which one of these are NOT one of of the seven things that make up an Ancient Society?
Family Respect
Rule of Law
Social Classes
Technology
11
What is history?
study of past through material remains
Study of past events, particularly in human affairs
Information and research about the past
A and B
12
What was the earliest form of writing called?
Cuneiformality
Cuneiforms
Cartography
Chinese
13
Name two people that are part of excavating a site?
Photographers and Cartographers
Surveyors and IT staff
Students and Teachers
Debaters and Historians
14
What did the early humans use for warmth
Leaves and Dirt
A B and C
Animal skins
Sticks and Branches
15
What is archaeology?
study of human past through documents
study of ancient human past through material remains
An excavation technique
A and B
16
What is an archaeologist?
A person who studies the past through books and websites
person who discovers and analyses materialremains ofthe past
a person who has trained at Uni for years and does nothing
A highly trained employee who digs to find artifacts
17
When did human settlement in Australia first begin?
100'000BCE
20,000BCE
60'000BCE
22'000BCE
18
What is conservation?
Preserving an artifact or site from being destroyed
This has nothing to do with History!!!!!!!!
Digging up human remains and studying them
A and B
19
Where did the first farming begin?
none of the above
Around major mountains
Around major rivers, such as the Nile
Around major towns and cities
20
What came first, the Neolithic Period or the Paleolithic Period?
Neolithic
Paleolithic
21
What is a historian?
😎☺😁😋😃😇😛✌🍕
a person who investigates controversies of the past
A person who collects material remains and studies them
22
When were Iron tools used from?
200CE
2000BCE
12'000'000BCE
1500BCE
23
Who is the person in charge of an excavation employed by?
The society around the excavation site
The government
Archaeologists, Historians and mueseums
Rich people
24
What does BCE stand for?
Before Christ Evolution
Before Common Evolution
Before Common Era
A, B and C
25
During the Neolithic Period, what did people do?
They were hunters and gatherers, killing animals for food
A and B
They were farmers and had towns and villages
26
What is a secondary source?
A source that is the most reliable out of a selection
A source from the time being studied e.g a diary
A source that is not very reliable
A source ABOUT the time being studied e.g a journal article
27
What are the layers of dirt called?
Strata
Stratigraphy
It's just called dirt layers!!??
Stratiography
28
What were the two things the earliest tools were made of?
Rocks and Wood
Bone and Stone
Stone and rocks
Bone and Wood
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What is a primary source?
A, B and C
A source that came from the time being studied e.g a diary
A source about the time being studied e.g a journal article
A source in which is not very reliable

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