PREHISTORY

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PREHISTORY

• GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
• 6th grade
• Social Studies

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Key Terms

• History recorded events of people
• Prehistory before history period of time in
  the past before writing was invented
• Archaeologists examine objects to learn about
  past people and cultures
• Oral Traditions stories passed down by word of
  mouth

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Solving a Mystery

• How can we learn about the people who lived
  before written history? (prehistory)
• Archaeologists

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• How are Archaeologists able to determine what
  time period an object is from?
• Radiocarbon Dating

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Radiocarbon Dating

• All plants and animals have tiny amounts of a
  substance called radiocarbon in their bodies.
• After they die, the radiocarbon changes into
  another substance.
• Scientists know how long this change takes.
• They have tests that measure how much radiocarbon
  is left in ancient wood, grass, cloth, and flesh.
• Scientists can then calculate the age of the
  material.

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The Ice Man

• Lived about 5,000 years ago (3,000 B.C.)
• Clothes made of finely stitched animal skins
• Proved that Ice Man came from community with
  people skilled at sewing
• Skilled outdoorsman wood frame pack, a bow, a
  flint dagger
• Copper ax Copper first used 4,000 B.C.

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Oral Traditions

• Important for historians to know so they can
  figure out what kind values were important in
  particular societies
• Family History
• Heroes
• Past Events

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Linking Geography and History

• We need to understand WHY historic events took
  place
• How does Geography affect History?
• For example
• Ancient Egypt was able to be successful because
  of the Nile River

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ANCIENT EGYPT
Nile River
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Geography and History

• Example
• Terrace farming in China
• Example
• Griots from Mali in Africa
• Griots only job is oral storytelling
• (singing)

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Activity (Homework)

• You may know stories that have been passed on by
  oral tradition. Ask a family member or teacher to
  share a story with you. The story should be about
  an important event in the persons life. Moving
  to a new country or home, the birth of a baby, or
  a move to a new school are all events that people
  share stories about. Write the words down. Try to
  write so the story sounds as if someone is
  speaking.

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Activity (Homework)

• Due Tuesday, September 11th
• You can write your story or you can type your
  story and print it out
• Your story should be a minimum of 10 sentences

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QUIZ

• Get out a piece of paper
• Write your name at the top (first and last)
• Number each question

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Question 1

• Explain the difference between history and
  prehistory.

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Question 2

• What does an Archaeologist do?

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Question 3

• Why is the Ice Man important to us?

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Question 4

• Describe how Geography can affect history?

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Question 5

• What clue about the Ice Man was a determining
  factor to calculate his age?

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