Arachaeologists study the past by

Examining objects that people have left behind

What is a GEOGRAPHER?

an expert who studies Earth's natural and human-made feature

What evidence supports why scientists think prehistoric artists built scaffolding in caves?

cave paintings painted on high ceilings inside caves

What important discovery did four teenagers make at Lascaux, France in 1940?

A cave filled with paintings of animals

How might prehistoric artists have used hollow bird bones?

As a tool to blow paint through

Why are cave paintings like the ones at Lascaux, France, valuable sources of information?

They provide clues about life in prehistoric times.

Scientists believe that prehistoric cave artists made different colored paints by

mixing ground minerals with animal fat.

What do many scientists believe about handprints found on cave paintings?

Cave artists used handprints to sign their paintings.

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TCI Gr 6 Ch 1 Early Humans

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1
Prehistoric artists used engraving tools to
Apply paint to cave walls
Carve details on sculptures
Build scaffolds inside caves
Write in detailed diaries
2
People who study ancient history make educated guesses called:
Hypotheses
Solutions
interpretations
Investigations
3
Arachaeologists study the past by
studying human-made features of Earth.
studying natural features of Earth.
Examining objects that people have left behind
examining diaries and letters made in the past.
4
What type of paintings is rare in prehistoric cave art discoveries?
Paintings of handprints
Paintings of humans
Paintings of animals
Paintings of shapes
5
What type of social scientist would be most interested in an artifact with writing on it?
Detective
Historian
Geographer
Archaeologist
6
What is a GEOGRAPHER?
an expert who studies Earth's natural and human-made feature
a person who builds human-made features such as roads
person who creates artifacts for other scientists to study
a person who builds human-made features such as roads
7
1. Which of the following is a topic that would be included in the study of ancient history?
B. where early humans lived
A. the causes of World War II
C. the first American president
D. where the airplane was invented
8
Archaeologist is to artifact as historian is to (this is an ANALOGY)
Detective
Diary
Landform
Laboratory
9
What evidence supports why scientists think prehistoric artists built scaffolding in caves?
cave paintings showing people sleeping on scaffolding
plentiful forests growing nearby the caves
cave paintings painted on high ceilings inside caves
remains of scaffolding found inside caves
10
This social scientist is interested in how prehistoric people used the environment to survive?
Archaeologist
Geographer
Historian
Detective
11
Which of the following can be determined from prehistoric cave paintings of animals?
size of prehistoric animals
types of prehistoric animals
Bone structure of prehistoric animals
behavior of prehistoric animals
12
What important discovery did four teenagers make at Lascaux, France in 1940?
A wooden stick used for throwing a spear
Clay sculptures of an army of soldiers
A cave filled with paintings of animals
The stone wall of an ancient storage shed
13
Which of the following is an example of an artifact?
A rock
A sculpture
A mountain
A plant
14
Cave paintings have been found...
Only in South America
All over the world
Only in Australia and Africa
Only in Lascaux, France
15
A prehistoric object is one that comes from a time...
...after people lived in caves
...after electicity was discovered
...before humans hunted animals
...before history was written
16
How might prehistoric artists have used hollow bird bones?
As a surface to record writing
As a tool to blow paint through
As a material to make spear throwers
As a tool to write with
17
Why are cave paintings like the ones at Lascaux, France, valuable sources of information?
They prove how old cave artists were when they made the art.
They are the only evidence we have about prehistoric times.
They supply written records of how early humans lived.
They provide clues about life in prehistoric times.
18
What is a ritual
A spear thrower
A decoration
A ceremony
A weapon
19
Scientists believe that prehistoric cave artists made different colored paints by
following a written recipe found in a cave.
mixing ground minerals with animal fat.
Making a paste from ashes and vegetable oil
using blood of animals mixed with dirt.
20
What do many scientists believe about handprints found on cave paintings?
Cave artists used handprints for number of people in cave
Cave artists left handprints accidentally as they painted.
Cave artists used handprints to sign their paintings.
Cave artists used handprints to make animal shapes.

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