Pedagogy TLS Social Studies Specialization

1. 002# Sample Questions
Social Studies Specialization

2. Prehistoric economic activities
Iron Age

3. Ancient Egypt Agriculture

4. Stone Age/ Slavery

5. Prehistoric women were hunters

6. Cavemen wall painting
Figure 1
1) The artifact in Figure 1 could most reasonably be
interpreted as
a) Illustrating the most common sport of a prehistoric
society.
b) Depicting an important economic activity for a prehistoric
society
c) Demonstrating how animals were domesticated to benefit
humans in the society
d) Exemplifying ancient grafitti of a society with members
who had time to express themselves by creating cave art

7. Figure 2 & 3

8. Information about flint knife and obsidian knife.
Flint knife was used during stone age.
Flint was used in the manufacture of tools and weapons during the Stone Age, as it splits readily into
thin, sharp splinters called flakes or blades (depending on the shape) when struck by another hard object
(such as a “hammerstone” made of another material). This process is referred to as knapping. Knapping is
the shaping of flint, chert, obsidian, and similar types of stone through the process of “lithic reduction”.
Obsidian knife: was used during stone age
Sharpest, made up from dark stone, It’s a naturally occurring igneous rock or glass. Lava runs cool
very quickly and turns into glass. Obsidian blades were often found with the remains of Homo
erectus,(early humans to have possessed modern human like body proportion) and it is
believed that these technologies developed nearly 1.76 million years ago.

9. Question 2
Which statement is the most accurate?
a) Flint tools were rarely used by Stone Age societies because flint is hard to
find and difficult to work with.
b) Obsidian was most commonly used to make decorative questions
because it was beautiful but could not hold a sharp edge.
c) Finding obsidian tools in the remains of an ancient village could indicate
trade because of its rarity.
d) By the Neolithic period, most societies had stopped using flint and
obsidian to make tools.

11. Links
Sample Question 1:
https://www.history.com/news/prehistoric-human-diet-scavengers-vs-
hunters
Sample Question 2:
https://www.homestratosphere.com/what-is-a-carbon-steel-blade/