Lesson 1 - Investigating the Past

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Social scientists are scholars who study

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human society.

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Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
Options: make maps, examine objects, read old newspapers, study Earth's features

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examine objects

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People who study the past are most like

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detectives.

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An object made or used by people in the past is called

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an artifact.

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Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?

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to find out what happened and why

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Which of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study? a cave, a road, a spear, a volcano

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a road

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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 type of paint did people use? What did people paint pictures of? What did people use for paintbrushes?

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Why did people paint in caves?

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What unique challenge does the study of prehistoric history present?

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lack of evidence from the period

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What does this ancient spear thrower, with its detailed carving, indicate about the person who may have used it?

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This person was a hunter.

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Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?
Options:
What did the people look like?
What animals lived in the area?
What language did people speak?
What did geometric shapes mean?

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What animals lived in the area?