If ancient paintings were found in a cave, which of these questions would be the hardest to answer?

A. Why did people paint in caves?

Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?

D. to find out what happened and why

What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on?

D. Some paintings are too high to be reached from the floor

What unique challenge does the study of prehistoric history present?

C. lack of evidence from the period

Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?

B. What animals lived in the area?

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1
Which of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study?
C. a spear
D. a volcano
B. a road
a cave
2
If ancient paintings were found in a cave, which of these questions would be the hardest to answer?
C. What did people paint pictures of?
A. Why did people paint in caves?
B. What type of paint did people use?
D. What did people use for paintbrushes?
3
People who study the past are most like
B. builders.
C. detectives.
D. teachers.
A. artists.
4
Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?
A. to agree on plans for the future
D. to find out what happened and why
B. to compare their ideas of history
C. to learn to speak an ancient language
5
What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on?
C. Pictures of the scaffolding have been found.
B. The ancient planks are still there.
A. Many trees grew in the area.
D. Some paintings are too high to be reached from the floor
6
An object made or used by people in the past is called
A. an artifact.
D. a theory.
B. a document.
.C. a ritual.
7
Social scientists are scholars who study
animal behavior
astronomy
dinosaur skeletons
Human society
8
Which of the following is a topic that would be included in the study of ancient history?
Where the early humans lived
The first American president
the causes of World War II
9
What does this ancient spear thrower, with its detailed carving, indicate about the person who may have used it?
A. This person was a hunter.
C. This person prayed to animals.
D. This person was a skilled painter.
B. This person was very strong.
10
Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
B. examine objects
C. read old newspapers
A. make maps
study Earth's features
11
What unique challenge does the study of prehistoric history present?
A. written records that cannot be read
D. huge amounts of artifacts to analyze
B. conflicting views in ancient diaries
C. lack of evidence from the period
12
Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?
B. What animals lived in the area?
D. What did geometric shapes mean?
A. What did the people look like?
C. What language did people speak?

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