Investigating the Past Vocabulary Quiz

an expert who studies the past

by examining objects

an object made or used by

people in the past

all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land,

water, animals, plants, and climate

an important part or characteristic of something

an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s

natural and human-made features

an expert who studies and records the past

before written history

relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony

the characteristics of an object’s surface that can be identified by feeling or viewing it

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