1.2 Activities Activity 1. Define whether the following statements are true or false

Statement

True

False

1

High quality flint found in northern France and southern England was used to create flint tools.

2

The oldest known mine on archaeological record is the "Lion Cave" in Spain.

3

It is the Egyptians who developed large scale mining methods, especially the use of large volumes of water brought to the miner disaggregated by numerous aqueducts.

4

Water mills were worked as treadmills with miners standing on the top slats.

5

Use of water power in the form of water mills in the medieval period was not extensive.

6

In 1762, the world's first mining academy was established in Banská Štiavnica.

7

Mining in the United States became prevalent in the 18th century.

8

Western cities such as Denver and Sacramento originated as mining towns.

9

Indians availed themselves of the copper starting at least 3000 years ago.

10

Black powder was first used in mining in Kingdom of Hungary.

Period

Place

Mining methods

and/or mined materials

Egypt

5000 years ago

medieval period

water power

using black powder

water-wheels for dewatering

43,000 years ago

Swaziland

43,000

the world's first mining academy was established

in the 19th century

wheels arranged in pairs in the construction of reverse overshot water-wheels

in 1762

black powder was first used in mining in Selmecbánya

16

years ago Paleolithic humans mined mineral hematite

in 1627

mining in the United States became prevalent