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Civilization Begins
Unit 1 test
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History
10th Grade
10/23/2015

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Term
______ are scientists who study artifacts.
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Archaeologists
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______ are scientists who study fossil remains of ancient animals and plants.
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Paleontologists
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______ are scientists who study human culture.
Definition
Anthropologists
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______ detects changes in the earth's magnetic field.
Definition
Paleomagnetic dating
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______ measures the quantity of carbon-14 atoms.
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Radiocarbon dating
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______ measures the rate of decay of atoms in volcanic rock.
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Potassium-argon dating
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Most evidence supports the idea that modern humans originated on the continent of ______.
Definition
Africa
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______ lived in small groups, or clans of 20-30.
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Homo sapiens
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Extended family members lives as ______.
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Hunter-gatherer
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They made needles and spearheads out of ______, carved figures out of stone and ivory, and painted ______ and symbols on cave walls.
Definition
Bone, animals
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