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Ancient Cave Paintings

Ancient Cave Paintings

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History, Social Studies

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

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Kathryn Moore

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15 Slides • 11 Questions

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Ancient Cave Paintings

This lesson will tell you about 3 boys who discovered an ancient cave with prehistoric art.

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Three boys found a cave in France. How old was it?

HINT: Skim the text for a number!

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Multiple Choice

How old is the cave they found?

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300 years old

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3,000 years old

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30,000 years old

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I see words like...

darkness

pleasant

hearts thumping

silence

love

beautiful


I can tell these children are excited to be in the cave.

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What are the floors covered ?

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Hint: it's underlined!

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What ELSE is on the floor of the cave?

HINT: Skim for words like "floor" and "earth"

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Multiple Choice

What is on the floor of the cave?

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bones

2

white calcite

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depressions (holes)

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ALL OF THESE

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What did Eliette see on the wall of the cave?

Hint: Look for the word "spotted"

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Multiple Choice

What did Eliette see on the wall of the cave?

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giraffe

2

tiger

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mammoth

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crocodile

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Mammoth drawing on a cave wall.

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Mammoths went extinct (all died) around 10,000 years ago

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Why was Chauvet cave an important discovery?

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Multiple Choice

Why was Chauvet cave an important discovery?

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Kids found it

2

Cave paintings give information us about prehistoric times

3

It was dangerous

4

They are new drawings

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Which continent were the MOST cave paintings found?

(Hint...look at the dots)

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Multiple Choice

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Which continent were MOST cave paintings found?

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Europe

2

Asia

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Why do you think there were none in South America?

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Multiple Choice

There are no prehistoric cave paintings in South America probably because...

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There were no caves

2

They were writing instead

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How did they paint these without paint and paintbrushes?

Watch the video to find out!

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​Primary Source vs Secondary Source

​You just read a primary source: A story told by the person who was actually there!

​Primero=first

​They were the first people to see it and tell about it.

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Secondary Source

A newspaper or textbook page about the cave is a secondary source.

Segundo=Second

​The writers were not actually there.

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Multiple Choice

Which is a PRIMARY SOURCE?  

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A photograph I take at the beach 

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Reading about the beach

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Multiple Choice

Which is a SECONDARY SOURCE?

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An interview with Lionel Messi 

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A Get Epic biography about Lionel Messi 

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Multiple Choice

A documentary on J. Balvin where a camera follows him around.

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Primary Source 

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Secondary Source

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Multiple Choice

I heard gossip about another girl in my class.  

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Primary

2

Secondary Source

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Multiple Choice

Which is BETTER evidence about an event?

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Primary Source

2

Secondary Source 

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Ancient Cave Paintings

This lesson will tell you about 3 boys who discovered an ancient cave with prehistoric art.

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