Unit 1 (CHEGG & ARCHAEOLOGY)

Question 1

Social Studies

Answer 1

The studies of past and current human behavior and interactions

Question 2

Culture

Answer 2

A way of life for a group of people

Question 3

History

Answer 3

Events from the past

Question 4

Economics

Answer 4

Production, Distribution, and the use of goods and services

Question 5

Geography

Answer 5

The study of the earth, including climate, natural resources, landforms, and the division of land into continents and countries

Question 6

Government

Answer 6

An organization set up to make and enforce rules for society

Question 7

Anthropologist

Answer 7

A person who studies various elements of humans, including biology and culture, in order to understand human origin and the evolution of various beliefs and social customs

Question 8

Archaeologist

Answer 8

A person who studies human history, particularly the culture of historic and prehistoric people, through discovery and exploration of artifacts

Question 9

Artifact

Answer 9

Something made by humans and often is a primitive tool, structure, or part of a functional item

Question 10

Primary Source

Answer 10

An artifact, a document, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time you are researching; examples include pictures, videos, letters, diaries, newspaper articles, etc.

Question 11

Secondary Source

Answer 11

An artifact, document, recording, or other source of information that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you’re researching

Question 12

What kinds of sources do Archaeologists use to learn about the past?

Answer 12

Human and animal remains, tools, art, pottery, buildings, oral stories, and written documents

Question 13

How do we learn about prehistoric societies?

Answer 13

Fossils of plants and animals, seeds, and tools

Question 14

Who are Archaeologists? What do they do?

Answer 14

Archaeologists are social scientists who study how people lived in an earlier time by examining the remains of what those people made and used. Like detectives, archaeologists investigate the clues left behind in order to piece together a story. For archaeologists, it is the story of how ancient peoples lived.

Question 15

How is Archaeology defined today? How were Archaeologists defined in the past?

Answer 15

Today, archaeology is a science, but it did not start out this way. In the early 1900s, archaeologists were explorers, and they were often driven by curiosity or greed.

Question 16

How do Archaeologists examine a site?

Answer 16

1. Archaeologists often search for years before they find a site for a dig.
2. Once a site has been located, the archaeologists must deal with the climate, often working in exhausting heat or torrential downpours.
3. They then perform a variety of surveys to determine if the site has artifacts.
4. The next step is to recover any artifacts that may be at the site.
5. The artifacts that are found are also studied extensively.
6. Finally, the artifacts are recorded, reported, and often put on display.

Question 17

What is the meaning of protocol?

Answer 17

Rules

Question 18

Why do Archaeologists study fossils and artifacts?

Answer 18

Archaeologists study fossils and artifacts because they provide information about who lived in certain areas and when they lived there

Question 19

What do Archaeologists use to investigate artifacts?

Answer 19

Much of the work is done with much smaller instruments in order to avoid destroying remains or artifacts. Small, shovel-like instruments called trowels are used to remove small amounts of dirt. The dirt is sifted through a screen in an attempt to locate small items such as bone shards and pot fragments.

Question 20

What is the primary reason for archaeologists to study objects and fossils from the past?

Answer 20

For archaeologists, it is the story of how ancient peoples lived.

Question 21

What types of artifacts archaeologists who are interested in the culture of a civilization might want to discover?

Answer 21

Human and animal remains, tools, art, pottery, buildings, oral stories, and written documents

Question 22

What is culture?

Answer 22

A shared set of practices and traditions that characterize a society or a group of people; a way of life for a group of people.

Question 23

Food and clothing and examples of culture. What are 5 more examples of culture?

Answer 23

Dance, religion, language hobbies, music, festivals, education, values, climate, government, laws, recreation/entertainment, & etc

Question 24

What is history?

Answer 24

Events from the past

Question 25

What is the common era?

Answer 25

When humans started keeping track of time

Question 26

How do we keep track of time before the common era?

Answer 26

Years before Year 1 are referred to as B.C.E (before the Common Era)

Question 27

What is economics?

Answer 27

Production, distribution, and the use of goods and services

Question 28

What are the 4 major types of economic systems?

Answer 28

Market Economy, Command Economy, Mixed Economy, & Traditional Economy

Question 29

What is geography?

Answer 29

The study of the Earth

Question 30

What are the 5 themes of geography?

Answer 30

Location, Place, Region, Movement, & Human- Environment Interaction

Question 31

Name one theme of geography and list an example.

Answer 31

Piedmont IB Middle is located at "1241 E 10th St, Charlotte, NC 28204

Question 32

What is government?

Answer 32

An organization set up to make and enforce rules

Question 33

What are the 4 types of government we discussed in class?

Answer 33

Democracy, Communism, Monarchy, & Dictatorship

Question 34

Why is government necessary?

Answer 34

Without it there would be anarchy and as people/groups wipe each other out, in the end there would be only a few survivors.
Without it there is no reasonable civilization. There has to be rules, regulations and laws and govern. makes these and helps to enforce them.
Ask yourself … would I survive without the protection of a government, then look at countries without a stable one and what is happening to their people.