Module 5 History Of Life (dumb stuff)🙄 Flashcards

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Life Science

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All scientific pursuits related to living organisms.

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Archaeology

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The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics

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Artifacts

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Objects made by people, such as tools, weapons, containers, etc.

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Geology

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The study of earth’s history revealed in the rocks that make up the earth

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Paleontology

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The study of earths history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living organisms.

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Aristotle’s Dictum

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The benefit of the doubt is to be given to the document itself, or assigned not assigned by the critic himself.

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Known age

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The age of an artifacts as determined by a date printed on it or a reference to the artifacts in a work of history

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Radiometric dating

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Using a radioactive process to determine the age of the item

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Absolute age

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The calculated age of an artifact from a specified dating method that is used to determine when the artifact was made

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The Principle of Superstition

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The artifacts that are found in the earth that are layered. The deeper layers hold the older artifacts.

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Dendrochrontology

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The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree.

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