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History Alive Chapter 1 "Investigating the Past"
History Alive Chapter 1 "Investigating the Past"
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The handprints found on the walls of ancient caves were very small because......
they were made by children
people were tall but had tiny hands
people long ago were not as big as people are today
they were made by baby monkeys
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These social scientists read diaries and letters from the past to find out what happened
Historian
Anthropologist
Archaeologist
Geographer
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This social scientist is an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features.
historian
geographer
archeologist
detective
4
What did the people in ancient times burn to use their lamps?
gasoline
oil
tar
animal fat
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Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?
What animals lived in the area?
What did people look like?
What language did people speak?
What did geometric shapes mean?
6
Where did four teenagers discover a cave filled with paintings of animals?
Paris, France
Lyon, France
Lascaux, France
Bordeaux, France
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What word means "before written history"
historic
ancient
prehistoric
old
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This is an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind.
historian
archeologist
detective
geographer
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How long ago was the cave art in Chapter 1 created?
140 to 250 years ago
1,000 to 8,000 years ago
10,000 to 18,000 years ago
10,000,000 to 18,000,000 years ago
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An object made or used by people in the past is called an....
artifact
weapon
tool
cave
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Which object is human-made/man-made?
river
tree
road
lake
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What did ancient people use minerals mixed with fat for?
sculpting
cooking
painting
hunting
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People who study the past are most like.....
doctors
teachers
detectives
lawyers