What question would be asked by archaeologists?

Who lived in this place, and when did they live here?

experts that examine objects that people have left behind

What is the Fertile Crescent?

region of land in Middle East known for soil and water

What unique challenge does the study of prehistoric history present?

lack of evidence from the period

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Unit 1: Investigating the Past Review

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What question would be asked by archaeologists?
How did these people use their environment to survive?
Who lived in this place, and when did they live here?
Why did events happen they way they did?
Where did people live?
2
Social Scientists are like?
politicians
mathematicians
detectives
authors
3
An expert that studies and records the past is a?
geographer
historian
archaeologist
4
People who study ancient history make educated guesses called?
interpretations
hypotheses
investigations
social scientists
5
Archaeologists are?
experts who study and create maps of Earth's features
experts that examine objects that people have left behind
experts who study and record the past
6
Archaeologist is to artifact as historian is to?
diary
detective
landform
laboratory
7
What type of social scientist would be interested in how environments were used to survive?
historian
detective
archaeologist
geographer
8
An object made or used by people in the past is called a(n)?
silt
ritual
artisan
artifact
9
Prehistoric means what?
before written history
after cave paintings were discovered
before cities were built
after oral history
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Wood structures (scaffolds) were built to help what?
hunt for food
gather fresh water
transport belongings
paint caves
11
An expert that studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and man-made features is called?
geographer
historian
archaeologist
12
What is the Fertile Crescent?
sea vessel used to transport goods
group of mountains in Africa
a river that flows into the Mediterranean Sea
region of land in Middle East known for soil and water
13
Social scientists are scholars who study?
astronomy
animal behavior
dinosaur skeletons
human society
14
Rituals are?
a means of supplying land with water
ceremonies
written records of the past
a type of artifact
15
Which of the following can be determined from prehistoric cave paintings of animals?
behavior of prehistoric animals
bone structure of prehistoric animals
types of prehistoric animals
size of prehistoric animals
16
Cave paintings taught social scientists about?
kinds of animals
methods used to hunt
all of the answers apply
people's beliefs
17
Which of the following is an example of an artifact?
mountain
sculpture
rock
tree
18
What type of painting is rare in prehistoric cave art discoveries?
humans
animals
shapes
handprints
19
Where were cave paintings of animals found in the mid 1900s?
Lascaux, France
Madrid, Spain
Berlin, Germany
Verona, Italy
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What unique challenge does the study of prehistoric history present?
conflicting views in ancient diaries
written records that cannot be read
huge amounts of artifacts to analyze
lack of evidence from the period

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