Ceramic pieces are virtually indestructible.

They are breakable, but can be pieced together again

Temper is material added to the clay to

allow vapors to escape to prevent cracking when fired.

What is clay primarily composed of?

decomposed igneous rock, minerals, organic matter

Rain, snow, freezing/thawing, wind, glaciers, tree roots, and organic/chemical decay all cause

igneous rock to break down into pebbles and then platelets

Early uses of clay include:

clay effigies, simple tools, written records

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1
Firing clay and turning it into ceramics occurred when man learned how to control fire...
8000-6000 years ago
2000 years ago
200,000 years ago
40,000-35,000 years ago
2
Ceramic pieces are virtually indestructible.
Ceramic pieces can be destroyed easily
Nothing will break them! Ever!!!!!
They are breakable, but can be pieced together again
Nope, they bounce
3
Temper is material added to the clay to
allow vapors to escape to prevent cracking when fired.
change the color of the clay body.
make it fire faster in the kiln.
give it an emotional quality.
4
Archeologists can date other materials found at a dig site by using ceramic pieces to...
Buy ice cream
Create a pottery sequence
They don't do this. At all.
Create vessels to store found objects
5
What is clay primarily composed of?
rotten middle schoolers and minerals
decomposed igneous rock, minerals, organic matter
really slippery mud (organic matter)
fine grains of sand and minerals
6
A society’s technology, trade, migration patterns, & lifestyle can be revealed through ceramics
True
False
7
Sand, pounded rock, mica, ground up shells, ash, grog, and straw are all types of
earthy materials
texture
dirt
temper
8
Rain, snow, freezing/thawing, wind, glaciers, tree roots, and organic/chemical decay all cause
igneous rock to break down into pebbles and then platelets
Clay to be in a bad mood
sedimentary rock and dirt to convert into clay
igneous rock to melt into clay
9
Early uses of clay include:
clay effigies, simple tools, written records
dinnerware, stone furniture
social media, entertainment
sports equipment, household decor
10
How long have people been making things out of clay? Since the...
Egyptian Era (3500-300 BC)
Ice Age (37,000-12,000 BCE)
Middle Ages (500-1500 AD)
Middle Paleolithic Period (200,000 BC)

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