SS7 Unit 2 Big Ideas

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Since our universe is 13 billion years old and earth is roughly 4 to 5 billion years old, one could describe modern humans as

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relatively new and young in existence

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How could archaeologists use items like these?

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construct accounts of the past

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Explain the role of questions about discovered artifacts asked by archaeologists and historians.

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they shape our understanding of the past

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The Great Thaw was a major turning point in history because

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humans gradually switched from foraging to agriculture

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Which age immediately followed the Paleolithic Age?

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Neolithic Age

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Finding food, escaping weather patterns, space for growing populations were all reasons

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humans migrated to new biomes

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As humans migrated they learned to live in more varied environments such as deserts and dense forests. This is an example of

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adaptations

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Human migrations over the planet took

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thousands and thousands of years

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What likely happened around the same time that humans began to migrate out of Africa, was a key factor in communication development, and allowed hominids to share more ideas, tools, and resources?

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language

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What impact did climate have on how Paleolithic humans made shelter?

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humans had to find materials and invent tools to construct homes that were more permanent and would protect them from the elements