Which question about the past does Cave art MOST help to answer?

What did their written language look like?

Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?

To find out what happened and why

What makes studying prehistoric history more difficult than history in later years?

There is a lack of written artifacts

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

Why are ancient handprints found on cave walls very small?

People long ago were not as big as people today

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Lesson 1: Investigating the past

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1
People who study the past are most like...
Professors
Architects
Detectives
Painters
2
Which question about the past does Cave art MOST help to answer?
What animals lived in the area?
What did their written language look like?
What their clothes were made from?
How many children were in most families?
3
An object made or used by people in the past is called...
a relic
an artifact
an archive
evidence
4
Which of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study?
A bridge
Animals
A lake
an art tool
5
Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?
To plan for the future
To make up a new version of history
To learn about the Earth's natural and human-made features
To find out what happened and why
6
What makes studying prehistoric history more difficult than history in later years?
It is difficult to read the ancient writing
There are too many artifacts to investigate
There is a lack of written artifacts
There are conflicting views in books from that time
7
Social Scientists are people who study...
Species of plants
Human Society
Dinosaur Skeletons
The Weather
8
What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on?
The caves were located in a wooded area
Some paintings are too high to be reached from the floor
They found the wood structures in other places
They found writings about the wood structures
9
Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
map out an area
study the Earth's human-made features
examine artifacts
read old journals
10
Why are ancient handprints found on cave walls very small?
Only children painted in caves
All artists have small hands
The caves have a rough surface
People long ago were not as big as people today

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