a cold hard look at culture lesson 2.6 page 55. where do we live? extreme hot? extreme cold? dry...
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A Cold Hard Look at Culture
Lesson 2.6
Page 55
Where do we live?
• Extreme hot?
• Extreme cold?
• Dry places?
• Wet places?
How can we live there?
Vocabulary
Cultural adaptation/Cultural evolutionAbility to develop behaviors and technologies that permit humans to cope with new situations in non-biological ways.
ArtifactMaterials remains
Artifact How might the iceman use it?
Grass cape
Quiver and arrows
Low bow
Flints
Cap
Grass insulation
Copper-bladed ax
Birch fungus
Artifacts
6. Choose 2 of the following questions
a. What might the bow, arrows and arrowheads indicate about his way of life?
b. What might the copper-bladed axe indicate about his culture?
c. What can you tell from the bits of wheat present?
d. What might the different markings on his body indicate?
If you could have 3 more pieces of evidence or 3 more bits of information to help you complete your understanding of the Iceman, what would you want them to be? Explain.
Analysis
1. What particular physical feature of the Iceman would you compare with modern humans if you were looking for evidence of biological evolution? Explain.
2. What artifacts would you compare to modern humans as evidence of cultural evolution?
3. Do you think there have been greater changes physically or culturally in humans the last 5,000 years? Explain your answer.