Interpreting the Past Vocabulary

Define archeologist

• a person who studies and records the past

• before recorded history

• an object used by people in 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

Define historian

• a person who studies and records the past

• before recorded history

• an object used by people in 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

Define geographer

• a person who studies and records the past

• before recorded history

• an object used by people in 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

Define artifact

• a person who studies and records the past

• before recorded history

• an object used by people in 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

Define prehistoric

• a person who studies and records the past

• before recorded history

• an object used by people in 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

Define Ritual

• relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony

• brushing your teeth

• an object used by people in 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

Define geometric

• relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony

• having a form composed of one or a number of simple shapes, such as triangles, squares, or circles

• an object used by people in the past

• a written work that contains important information

• an important part or characteristic of something

Define document

• all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate

• having a form composed of one or a number of simple shapes, such as triangles, squares, or circles

• an object used by people in the past

• a written work that contains important information

• an important part or characteristic of something

Define feature

• all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate

• having a form composed of one or a number of simple shapes, such as triangles, squares, or circles

• an object used by people in the past

• a written work that contains important information

• an important part or characteristic of something

Define environment

• all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate

• having a form composed of one or a number of simple shapes, such as triangles, squares, or circles

• an object used by people in the past

• a written work that contains important information

• an important part or characteristic of something