Misc

Question 1

Prehistory vs history

Answer 1

Prehistory = before writing
History = after writing

Question 2

The Rosetta Stone

Answer 2

Egyptian hieroglyphs translated into Greek that we could understand.

Question 3

Who used Cuneiform writing

Answer 3

Sumerians of mesopotamia.

Question 4

Anthropology definition

Answer 4

Study of present and past human culture, societies and their development.

Question 5

Scientific rock formation dating name

Answer 5

Radiometric dating

Question 6

Bracketing fossils.

Answer 6

Fossils general found in sedimentary rocks, which can only be dated younger than 50,000 years (because carbon decays relatively quickly) so for older fossils they date igneous rock above and below the target fossil using elements that decay at a slower pace. Eg. Uranium and potassium. This is known as bracketing the age of the sedimentary layer in which the fossils occur.

Question 7

Stratigraphic dating

Answer 7

Comes from the Latin word stratum, meaning ‘layer’. Using the layers of the earth/rock.

Question 8

When igneous rock is formed what atom is trapped inside?

Answer 8

Radioactive atoms.

Question 9

Union army vs confederacy

Answer 9

Union = anti slavery
Confederacy = pro slavery

Question 10

Humans first leaving Africa

Answer 10

60-90,000 years ago.

Question 11

Humans using languadge

Answer 11

150-200,000 ya

Question 12

Aridity hypothesis

Answer 12

A change in the African climate that led to trees being less prevalent, causing early forms of humans to adapt and walk on land.

Question 13

Humans crossing Beringia Bridge form

Answer 13

Approx 30,000/40,000 ya

Question 14

Humans crossing Beringia Bridge form

Answer 14

Approx 30,000 ya

Question 15

Name of the bridge that connected siberia to North America.

Answer 15

Bering land bridge.