Quarter 1 Flashcards

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1
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What is another word for the Paleolithic Era?

A

The Old Stone Age.

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2
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What was the Paleolithic Era?

A

The earliest period of human history.

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3
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What does B.C. stand for?

A

Before Christ.

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4
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What is another way to say B.C.?

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B.C.E.

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5
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What does B.C.E. stand for?

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Before Common Era.

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What does A.D. stand for?

A

Anno Domini.

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7
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Does B.C. come before A.D.?

A

Yes.

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8
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Does A.D. come before B.C.?

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No.

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9
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Is B.C. the same as B.C.E.?

A

Yes

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10
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Is B.C. the same as A.D.?

A

No

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11
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Is B.C.E the same as B.C.?

A

Yes

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12
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Is B.C.E. the same as A.D.?

A

No

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13
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Is A.D. the same as B.C.?

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No

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14
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Is A.D. the same as B.C.E.?

A

No

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15
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What is archeology?

A

The study of past societies through an analysis of what people have left behind.

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16
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What are artifacts?

A

Things that people left behind.

17
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What is anthropology?

A

The study of human life and culture.

18
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What are fossils?

A

The remains of ancient plants and animals.

19
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What is carbon dating?

A

A way to date organic artifacts, or things that were once alive.

20
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All living things contain a radioactive isotope of Carbon called ____________.

A

All living things contain a radioactive isotope of Carbon called Carbon 14.

21
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Carbon 14 has a half-life of ____ years.

A

Carbon 14 has a half-life of 5000 years.

22
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What are hominids?

A

Humans and other creatures that walk upright on two feet.

23
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What were Australopithecus?

A

The first Hominids.

24
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Australopithecus are thought to have emerged in ________ in the ____________ between __-__ million years ago.

A

Australopithecus are thought to have emerged in East Africa in the Great Rift Valley between 3-4 million years ago.