HIST 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Folsom, New Mexico, Folsom Point, Paleo-Indians
13 Mar 2017
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Step one read the chapter and take notes as you go. This outline reflects the major headings and subheadings in this chapter of your textbook. Use it to take notes as you read each section of the chapter. In your notes, try to restate the main idea of each section. Chapter 1: ancient america: before 1492: archaeology and history, differences between archaeologists and historians. Archeologists tend to focus on physical objects such as bones, spear points, pots, baskets, jewelry, clothing, and buildings. Historians direct their attention mostly to writing, such as letters, diary entries, laws, speeches, newspapers, and court cases: writing and language as evidence. Writing originated among people in china, egypt, and central america about 8 thousand years ago. Many possessed forms of symbolic representation not writing: artifacts and environmental clues as evidence. Studied geological strata, pollen, and other environmental features since people did not document history in writing. First to arrive in western hemisphere emigrated from asia.
