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Chapter 1: Investigating the Past
Chapter 1: Investigating the Past
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Introduction to prehistory
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Social scientists are scholars who study
human society.
dinosaur skeletons.
animal behavior.
astronomy.
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Recorders of the past; they study artifacts & written documents.
Archaeologist
Geographer
Social Scientist
Historian
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Which clue to the past has been found near the artwork displayed in parts of caves?
prayer books for rituals
masks in the shape of birds
maps of land nearby
lamps for burning animal fat
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Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?
What animals lived in the area?
What did the people look like?
What did geometric shapes mean?
What language did people speak?
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Why did ancient artists grind different minerals & mix with fat or oil?
to make paint dry faster
to make different color paint
to find out which paint lasts longest
to use the paint in rituals
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Why do historians read diaries & letters from the past?
to compare their ideas of history
to find out what happened & why
to learn the ancient language
to agree on plans for the future
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What is evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on?
The ancient planks are still there.
Some paintings are too high to be reached from the floor.
Pictures of the scaffolding have been found.
Many trees grew in the area.
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People who study the past are most like
detectives.
artists.
teachers.
builders.
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Why are handprints found on cave walls very small?
The prints were made by children.
The smallest members of the group stayed home to paint.
The cave ceilings were very low.
People long ago were not as big as people today.
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What does this ancient spear thrower indicate about the person who may have used it?
This person was very strong.
This person was a hunter.
This person prayed to animals.
This person was a skilled painter.
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How is an archaeologist
similar
to a historian?
They both create maps.
They both study artifacts.
They both study written text.
They both are recorders of the past.
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What unique challenge does the study of prehistoric history present?
huge amounts of artifacts to analyze
information was not written down
conflicting views in ancient diaries
written records that cannot be read
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Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
read old newspapers
examine objects
study Earth's features
make maps
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Which of the following usually do NOT look at artifacts?
archaeologist
Geographer
historian
detectives
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What question would be hardest to answer when ancient paintings are found in a cave?
Why did people paint in the caves?
What type of art did they create?
What did people use for paintbrushes?
What type of paint did they use?
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They study the past by examining objects that people left behind.
Historian
Archaeologist
Geographer
Social Scientist
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About how long ago did humans start developing art?
about 2 to 3 million years ago
about 2,000-3,000 years ago
about 10,000-20,000 years ago
about 500-800 years ago
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This concerns the distant past; from the earliest humans through the first great civilizations.
artifact
ritual
Prehistoric
Ancient History
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They study features of the earth, both natural & human made.
Social Scientist
Archaeologist
Historian
Geographer
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Which of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study?
a road
a spear
a cave
a volcano
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Relating to a ceremony
artifact
Ancient History
Prehistoric
ritual
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Before written history; before things were written down.
Ancient History
artifact
Prehistoric
ritual
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An object made or used by people in the past is called
a ritual.
a document.
an artifact.
a theory.
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How did prehistoric artists deal with uneven surfaces of the cave?
They avoided caves with uneven surfaces.
They only painted on the even surfaces.
They only painted on uneven surfaces.
They included uneven surfaces as part of the composition.
