Why are ancient handprints found on cave walls very small?

People long ago were not as big as people today.

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

Some paintings are too high to be reached from the floor

What unique challanges does the study of prehistoric history present?

lack of evidence from the period

Scientists think ancient artists made paint by grinding different minerals and mixing powder with fat or oil. Why?

to make different colors of paint for their art

How did prehistoric artists deal with the uneven surfaces of the caves?

They included uneven surfaces as part of their composition.

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

What animals lived in the area?

Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?

To find out what happened and why

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Ancient Civilizations - Lesson #1 Summative Review

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1
Social scientists are scholars who study
dinosaur skeletons.
astronomy.
human society.
animal behavior.
2
Why are ancient handprints found on cave walls very small?
The smallest members of the group stayed home to paint.
The cave ceilings were very low.
The prints were by children.
People long ago were not as big as people today.
3
An object made or used by people in the past is called?
A ritual
An artifact
A document
A theory
4
Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
Read old newspapers
Make maps
Study Earth's features
Examine objects
5
People who study the past are most like?
detectives
teachers
builders
artists
6
What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on?
The ancient planks are still there
Pictures of the scaffolding have been found
Many trees grew in the area
Some paintings are too high to be reached from the floor
7
What unique challanges does the study of prehistoric history present?
lack of evidence from the period
conflicting views in ancient diaries
huge amounts of artifacts to analyse
Written records that cannot be read
8
What does an ancient spear thrower, with its detailed carving, indicate about the person who may have used it?
This person was very strong.
This person was a skilled painter.
This person was a hunter.
This person prayed to animals.
9
If ancient paintings were found in a cave, which of these questions would be the hardest to answer?
Why did people paint in caves?
What did people use for paintbrushes?
What type of paint did people use?
What did people paint for picture of?
10
Which clue to the past has been found near the artwork displayed in parts of caves?
lamps for burning animal fat
Masks in the shape of birds
Maps of the land nearby
Prayer books for ceremonies
11
Scientists think ancient artists made paint by grinding different minerals and mixing powder with fat or oil. Why?
to make the paint dry in different lengths of time
to find out which paint would last longest
to make different colors of paint for their art
to use the paint in ceremonies for hunting different animals
12
How did prehistoric artists deal with the uneven surfaces of the caves?
They only painted animals on the uneven surfaces.
They did not paint in caves with uneven surfaces.
They were forced to paint around any cracks in the caves.
They included uneven surfaces as part of their composition.
13
Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?
What did geometric shapes mean?
What animals lived in the area?
What language did people speak?
What did the people look like?
14
Which of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study?
A road
A cave
A spear
A volcano
15
Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?
To learn to speak an ancient language
To compare their ideas of history
To find out what happened and why
To agree on plans for the future

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