If you found foot prints of kids near cave art, what conclusion can be reached?

Children took part in ceremonies.

Sound was loudest in caves where cave art was drawn. What could this prove?

People probably had gatherings when they painted.

How do Social Scientist interpret the past?

Look at artifacts, and examine clues

What does an Archaeologist do?

Digs up artifacts and studies the past

What do cave paintings tell us about prehistoric times

People's beliefs, What animals were alive

an object made or used by people in the past

What does this spear thrower say about the person who used it?

Hunting was very important to this person.

If you found artifacts and paintings in a cave, what question would be the hardest to answer?

Why did people paint in the caves?

Why were people's hand-prints smaller?

People were not as big as today

Why are cave paintings important?

Give us information about the past

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1
What does Prehistoric mean?
Happens after history
Before written history
The thing you do to the oven before cooking a pizza
Something my grandparents did
2
If you found foot prints of kids near cave art, what conclusion can be reached?
People died at young ages during this time.
Children were not allowed in caves.
Children took part in ceremonies.
People used caves for protection from attacks.
3
Sound was loudest in caves where cave art was drawn. What could this prove?
These areas of the cave were where bison lived.
People probably had gatherings when they painted.
These areas of the cave were often deep in the ground.
People probably lived in these areas of the cave.
4
How do Social Scientist interpret the past?
Make up stories that sound cool
They read the textbook
Look at artifacts, and examine clues
Google
5
What does an Archaeologist do?
Builds archs
Works at Taco Bell
Digs up dinosaurs
Digs up artifacts and studies the past
6
What do cave paintings tell us about prehistoric times
People's beliefs
What language people spoke
What their snapchat posts were
What animals were alive
7
In the area near cave paintings, archaeologists have found what type of artifact?
maps
masks
prayer books
lamps
8
What kind of cave paintings are rare?
Pokemon
Bulls
Animals
Humans
9
What is an Artifact?
It is Art, in Fact
Something old in the art room closet
an object made or used by people in the past
A old fact that no one knows
10
What do Geographers do?
Makes pizzas
Studies geodes
Gee, he graphs things
Maps the past
11
What does this spear thrower say about the person who used it?
Hunting was very important to this person.
This person was very strong.
This person prayed to animals.
Painting was very important to this person.
12
If you found artifacts and paintings in a cave, what question would be the hardest to answer?
What did people paint pictures of?
What did people paint with?
How did people paint on the ceilings?
Why did people paint in the caves?
13
What is a Ritual?
A ceremony
A religion
Something rich people do
A tradition
14
Why were people's hand-prints smaller?
They hand-prints were kids
People were not as big as today
The paintings shrank
They aren't smaller
15
Which of these activities would an archaeologist do?
make maps
read documents
examine objects
study Earth's features
16
A ______ is known as a ceremony usually based on some type of religious or spiritual belief
ritual
excavation site
geographer
artifact
17
The time period before written language is called:
The Stone Age
Ancient Times
Prehistory
The Old Stone Age
18
How long ago were the caves in Chapter 1 painted?
14,000 years
10,000 - 18,000 years
65 millions years
Hundreds of years
19
What social scientist would be most interested in studying an ancient story written in clay?
Paleontologist
Historian
Geographer
Archaeologist
20
People who study the past are most like
artists
detectives
teachers
builders
21
Why are cave paintings important?
They are pretty
Give us information about the past
They just are
Decorate your cave
22
What does a Historian do?
Studies and records the past
He stores things
Reads comic books
Tells stories in a library

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