Intro to Ancient Civilizations

Who is an archaeologist?

• a person who studies the world in which humans live.

• an expert who studies and records the past.

• an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind

• an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features.

What are cave paintings?

• paintings on cave walls and ceilings, especially those dating from prehistoric times.

• a ceremonial act

• the stage of human social development and organization

• an object made by human beings, often refers to a primitive tool

What is an artifact?

• a painting on a cave wall

• an object made by human beings; often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period.

• very old

• a ceremonial act

Who is a geographer?

• The people who study the world in which humans live

• An expert who studies and records the past.

• An expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind.

• an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features.

What is a ritual?

• a long time ago

• a painting in a cave

• a ceremony

• the stage of human development and organization that is considered most advanced.

What is a civilization?

• a ceremony

• the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.

• an object made by human beings

• the time or period before recorded or written history

What is ancient?

• an object made by human beings

• very old; of a long time ago

• the stage of human social development and organization

• a ceremony

Who are social scientists?

• an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features.

• an expert who studies and records the past

• an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind.

• the people who study the world in which they live

What is prehistoric?

• the time or period before recorded or written history

• an expert who studies and records the past

• an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind.

• an object made by human beings before written records.

Who is a historian?

• an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind.

• an expert who studies and records the past.

• the people who study the world in which humans live

• an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features.