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ARKY final Flashcards

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What are the assumptions of science

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There is a real and knowable universe.
* The universe operates according to
laws.
* The laws are immutable.
* The laws can be studied, revealed, and
understood.

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who is J. Allen Hyneck

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American astronomer and UFO researcher, wrote many books on people experiences with ufo and encounters

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who is Carl Sagan

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first met Drake in the early
1960s while working as a graduate student
at Berkeley. He was impressed by Drake’s
ideas about extraterrestrial life, and the two
would work closely together during their
careers.
he published the article Direct
Contact among Galactic Civilizations by
Relativistic Interstellar Spaceflight, using
scientific methods to explore ideas about
“ancient astronauts”.

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who is Giorgio Tsoukalos

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Greek-Swiss author and television personality known for his promotion of ancient astronaut theories

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Who is Graham Hancock

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British author and journalist known for his unconventional theories about ancient civilizations

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who is Isaac de la Peyrere

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French theologian and author who proposed the pre-Adamite theory
-native of the new world must have reached its shores sometime after the flood and could therefore be traced to one of Noahs three son

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Plate Tectonics

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Scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of Earth’s lithosphere, disproved that idea that the continent of atlantis didn’t just fall into the sea overnight

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Induction

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arguing from specific observations to generalities to form probable conclusion

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Acromegaly

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Hormonal disorder that occurs when the pituitary gland produces excessive growth hormone

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Scientific Skepticism

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Approach of questioning and evaluating claims based on scientific evidence

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Mastaba

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Ancient Egyptian tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides
for burals of richer egyptians

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Monumental Works

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Large-scale structures or creations that have historical, cultural, or artistic significance

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Erich von Däniken

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proposed that there was indisputable and copious archaeological support for his claim that extraterrestrial aliens had visited Earth in prehistory and had played a significant role in the development of humanity.

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Ignatius Donnelly

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writer known for his theories about Atlantis and other ancient civilization
that atlantis was the mother culture
thought the global flood myth (noah ark) was inspired from atlantis

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John Major Jenkins

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American author and researcher known for his work on the Maya calendar and 2012 phenomenon

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Jose de Acosta

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Spanish Jesuit missionary and Agued that humans and animals came into the new world using the same route using a route between Eastern Asia and the western region of the new world. this did not contradict with the bible

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Augustus le Plongeon

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Translated a maya Indian book troano codex with a alphabet that conected maya to ancient egyptians

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One in-person final exam, worth 15% of the final grade, will be given during the last class meeting on December 5. The closed-book exam will incorporate information from Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries (chapters 11 and 12) and related lecture material.

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Frank Drake

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American astronomer and astrophysicist known for his work on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
-creator of the drake equations, co-designed the Pioneer Plaque, the first physical message sent into space

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Enrico Fermi

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Italian-American physicist known for his contributions to the development of nuclear energy and the Fermi paradox

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Giovanni da Verrazano

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Italian explorer who was the first European to sail into New York Harbor

22
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Deduction

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arguing from generalities to specifics to form certain conclusions

23
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Younger Dryas

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Period of abrupt climate change that occurred around 12,900 to 11,700 years ago

24
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Diffusionism

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the idea that civilization spread from a single”mother culture” to all other prehistoric global societies

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Convergence of Evidence

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When multiple lines of evidence support the same conclusion or theory

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Temene

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T-shaped 7-10-ton monolithic pillars cut from local limestone quarries and erected within circular compounds

27
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Pareidolia

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Psychological phenomenon where the mind perceives a pattern or meaning in random or ambiguous stimuli

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Ziggurat

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Ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with a stepped or terraced structure

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Food Production

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Process of cultivating crops and raising animals for human consumption

30
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Haplogroups

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Haplogroups

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Göbekli Tepe

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megalithic monumental construction, construction began around 11,600 ya.
carvings of animals, humanoid figures and features
-built by hunter gathers, site hosted great feast

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Full Time Specialists

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Individuals who dedicate their professional careers to a specific field or area of expertise, this usually develops after food surplus in civilizations, leaving individuals with more time to focus on specialized crafts.

33
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Catalhoyuk, Turkey

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Is one of the oldest and largest complex settlements in the Neolithic, 18 different occupation levels of this site
Commitment to an agricultural way of life
Not considered a city

34
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what is the tallest man made thing

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the great pyramid standing at 147m tall

35
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what is occams razor

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suggest that the simplest explanations with the fewest assumptions is preferable

36
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what is the fermi paradox

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is the discrepancy between the lack of conclusive evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life compared to the apparently high a priori likelihood of its existence

37
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what are the three hypotheses are found within von daniken work

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  1. around the globe there are ancient illustrations of aliens on earth
  2. the biological evolution of humans cannot be understood unless we assume personal involvement of alien civilization
    3) Some technologies, abilities, artifacts, and inventions
    are far too complex and advanced to have resulted from
    simple, prehistoric human intelligence and ingenuity.
37
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how did the ancient greeks believe the giza pyramids were built

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slave labor

38
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what is the horny astronaut hypothesis

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a few
specially selected women would be
fertilized by the astronauts. Thus, a new
race would arise that skipped a stage in
natural evolution

39
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how were the maya pyramids connect to symbolize

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Witz or the hollow mountain deity

40
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why is the inkbot hypothesis difficult

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untestable and relies on personal interpretations over those supported by local oral traditions and cultural symbolism

41
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why is the horny astronaut not true

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Argues against human evolution is not biologically feasible and not supported by genetic data

42
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what does the our ancestors the dummies argue

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discredits cultural and humans ingenuity to construct monuments and features that modern societies can only replicate through advanced technology. there is no reason that past societies could not through observations trial and error and lots of human effort build these impressive constructions

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what is the most fringe opinions associated with civilizations rely heavily on the concept of

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diffusionism which is the idea that civilization spread from a single mother culture to all other prehistoric global societies

44
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what theory does archaeologist favor

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Independent invention: being the idea that characteristics of civilization were developed independently within isolated societies based on there own unique cultural, social, and political trajectories

45
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what is Gobekli tepe

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’s important because it shows that early humans came together to build complex structures, suggesting they had social and religious practices earlier than we thought

46
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what are the primary claims of graham hancock

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more then 15,000 years ago there was a advanced civilization

advanced civilization came into contact with the native people of india who lacked sophistication

47
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which archaeological sites are commonly linked to the alien theories

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the chaco canyon, nazca lines, and pyramids of egypt

48
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who were key figures in popularizing the idea of atlantis as a real place

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ignatuis donnelly and helena blavatsky

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