Ancient Cave Paintings

Ancient Cave Paintings

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

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

HINT: Skim the text for a number!

Multiple Choice

How old is the cave they found?

• 300 years old

• 3,000 years old

• 30,000 years old

I see words like...

darkness

pleasant

hearts thumping

silence

love

beautiful

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

What are the floors covered ?

Hint: it's underlined!

What ELSE is on the floor of the cave?

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

Multiple Choice

What is on the floor of the cave?

• bones

• white calcite

• depressions (holes)

• ALL OF THESE

What did Eliette see on the wall of the cave?

Hint: Look for the word "spotted"

Multiple Choice

What did Eliette see on the wall of the cave?

• giraffe

• tiger

• mammoth

• crocodile

Mammoth drawing on a cave wall.

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

Why was Chauvet cave an important discovery?

Multiple Choice

Why was Chauvet cave an important discovery?

• Kids found it

• Cave paintings give information us about prehistoric times

• It was dangerous

• They are new drawings

Which continent were the MOST cave paintings found?

(Hint...look at the dots)

Multiple Choice

Which continent were MOST cave paintings found?

• Europe

• Asia

Why do you think there were none in South America?

Multiple Choice

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

• There were no caves

• They were writing instead

How did they paint these without paint and paintbrushes?

Watch the video to find out!

​Primary Source vs Secondary Source

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

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​Primero=first

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

Secondary Source

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

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Segundo=Second

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​The writers were not actually there.

Multiple Choice

Which is a PRIMARY SOURCE?  

• A photograph I take at the beach 

• Reading about the beach

Multiple Choice

Which is a SECONDARY SOURCE?

• An interview with Lionel Messi 

• A Get Epic biography about Lionel Messi 

Multiple Choice

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

• Primary Source 

• Secondary Source

Multiple Choice

I heard gossip about another girl in my class.  

• Primary

• Secondary Source

Multiple Choice

Which is BETTER evidence about an event?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source