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Ötzi, the Iceman. 2

You're going to investigate Ötzi, the Iceman. Just answer the questions below using the texts and images in this website. Good luck! (you may cut or copy the questionaire into a wordprocessor like Word and print it)

NAME:...................................................................GROUP/YEAR.....................

1 Use the information in this website. When did Ötzi live?

A ± 5300 B.C.
B ± 3300 B.C.
C ± 2000 B.C.
D ± 300 B.C.

2 How do historians call the period the Iceman lived in?
A Prehistory
B Antiquity
C Middle Ages
D Early-Modern Age

3 How do archeologists know how the Iceman looked like and what diseases he was suffering from?
More than 1 answer might be correct.

A The body was found in pretty good shape.
B Parts of his clothing were found.
C Some belongings and pieces of clothing were found on the near the body.
D Scientists found texts from that time which gave enough information on Iceman Ötzi.
E Bacteria found on his body and x-ray photograpphs reveal a lot of information.

The next couple of questions can only be answered if you look at the next pages in the website:

4 Name 5 pieces of clothing of the Iceman and describe where they were made of:

1: Clothing+Material: ..............................................................................................................

2: Clothing+Material: ..............................................................................................................

3: Clothing+Material:...............................................................................................................

4: Clothing+Material:...............................................................................................................

5: Clothing+Material:..............................................................................................................
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5 a Name 4 pieces of equipment the Iceman carried with him. Describe where they were made of:

1 Equipment+Material:.................................................................................................................

2 Equipment+Material:.................................................................................................................

3 Equipment+Material:.................................................................................................................

4 Equipment+Material:.................................................................................................................
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b How did the Iceman stay alive on his journey through the mountains?

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c What artefact shows that the Iceman trusted Mother Nature for his health?

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6 Ötzi lived in the Stone Age.
From what artefact do we know that people used metal in the Stone Age?

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