Investigating the Past (Lesson 1) Vocabulary

What do you call an expert (person) who studies the past by examining (looking at carefully) objects?

• geographer

• archaeologist

• historian

• ritual

What do you call an expert (person) that who studies and creates maps of the Earth?

• geographer

• archaeologist

• historian

• artifact

What do you call an expert (person) who studies and records (writes about) the past

• geographer

• archaeologist

• historian

• artifact

What do you call the time before written history?

• prehistoric

• ritual

• artifact

• historian

What do you call an object (thing) made or used by people in the past?

• ritual

• artifact

• geographer

• historian

Which of these is an example of a ritual?

• eating birthday cake

• a map of a country

• a prehistoric tool

• a person that studies the past

Who is most likely to learn about the past by looking at old clothing, tools, money, and weapons?

• artifact

• ritual

• geographer

• archaeologist

Who is the most likely to read letters and writings from the past then write about what they think happened in the past?

• geographer

• prehistoric

• historian

• artifact

Who is most likely to make maps about where people used to live?

• archaeologist

• geographer

• ritual

• prehistoric