If Stones Could Speak Review

What is an archaeologist?

• A person who studies the Earth

• A person who creates artifacts

• A person who studies history through excavating artifacts

• A person who works at a museum full of old things

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is an artifact?

• A historical item made by humans and left behind

• A place that used to be occupied but now is empty

• A person who studies archaeology

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CCSS.L.6.4A

Which of the following could be considered an artifact? Select ALL that apply.

• Plants

• Tools

• Language

• Buildings

What is the meaning of the word "excavate?"

• To make a discovery

• To place an artifact in a museum

• To study ancient history

• To dig something up

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which of the following is NOT something that archaeologists do?

• Take photos of what they discover

• Use maps and charts to locate artifacts

• Record all of their findings

• Dig up items with their bare hands

Why do archaeologists have to be careful when they dig up artifacts?

• So they don't break

• They don't want to get dirty

• They don't have to be careful - they can do whatever they want!

What is material culture?

• Physical objects that have been left behind by a group of people

• Something you use to build a city or empire

• The language and ethnicity shared by people in one place

• The types of plants and animals used by a group of people to live

How has archaeology changed over time?

• There are more things to discover now than there used to be

• You used to need multiple degrees but now you don't

• We have new technology that can help when studying artifacts

• No one wants to be an archaeologist anymore because it is boring

Which of the following text features do authors include in nonfiction texts? (Select ALL correct answers)

• Photographs

• Captions

• Maps

• Drawings/Illustrations

“No one stepped forward either to prove Mike wrong or to resolve the seeming contradiction in the Stonehenge timeline.”

What is the meaning of "contradiction?"

• When two things are opposite one another

• A problem that cannot be solved

• When new evidence is introduced

• When two things have the same meaning

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4