riddle of the day until i am measured i am not known, yet how you miss me when i have flown

RIDDLE OF THE DAY

Until I am measuredI am not known,

Yet how you miss meWhen I have flown.

DO NOW: SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2012

Complete on your own paper:

What aspects makes you “human” rather than an wild animal?

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Term Definition

Hominid Primate related to modern humans; walks on two legs.

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Term Definition

Hominid Primate related to modern humans; walks on two legs.

Hunter-gatherer People who are constantly moving to hunt and gather food. They do not settle in areas for long periods of time.

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Term Definition

Hunter-gatherer People who are constantly moving to hunt and gather food. They do not settle in areas for long periods of time.

Archeologist Scientist who studies prehistoric humans and their cultures by examining graves, buildings, pottery, etc.

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Term Definition

Archeologist Scientist who studies prehistoric humans and their cultures by examining graves, buildings, pottery, etc.

Artifacts Object made by a human being, typically an item of culture.

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Term Definition

Artifacts Object made by a human being, typically an item of culture.

Anthropologist Person who studies the origin of physical, social, and cultural developments of humans.

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Term Definition

Anthropologist Person who studies the origin of physical, social, and cultural developments of humans.

Mary and Louis Leakey

British archeologists/anthropologists that discovered the oldest hominids remains in Africa, Lucy.

RICHARD E. LEAKEY ON THE NATURE OF HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS

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Q QuestionFocus Question:

What makes humans, human?