6th CC 1.3 - 1.4

_________ is the scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence.

• Oral tradition

• Archaeology

• Anthropology

Artifacts show what life was like in ancient times and are often buried or hidden.

• True

• False

Archaeologists are part treasure hunters and part detectives.

• True

• False

Oral tradition is passed down in spoken and written stories.

• True

• False

Artifacts do not really help us identify the resources available to ancient people.

• True

• False

Only anthropologists help historians understand the past.

• True

• False

__________ is the study of humankind in all aspects, especially development and culture.

• Archaeology

• Oral tradition

• Anthropology

• Geography

Anthropologists also try to determine how human cultures formed and grew.

• True

• False

Anthropologists seek to understand the origins of humans and the ways humans developed physically.

• True

• False

Clues to the past can also come from a culture's oral tradition.

• True

• False