Prehistory Vocab

An expert who studies and records the past.

• historian

• geographer

• anthropolgist

• archaeologist

An expert who studies human cultures.

• historian

• geographer

• anthropologist

• archaeologist

An expert who studies humans and their ancestors by the excavation (digging up) and examination of their remains.

• historian

• geographer

• anthropologist

• archaeologist

An expert who studies the physical features of the Earth and how humans interact with the Earth.

• historian

• geographer

• anthropologist

• archaeologist

A document or physical object which was written or created during the time being studied.

• primary source

• secondary source

A source that was not created at the time being studied, but instead uses sources that were created at that time as evidence to draw conclusions.

• primary source

• secondary source

An object made by human beings.

• evidence

• artifact

• bias

A community's cultural and historical background, passed down in spoken stories and songs.

• oral history or oral tradition

• prehistory

• autobiography

• document

The Paleolithic Era is the time period before humans invented...

• writing

• farming

• tools

During the Paleolithic Era people were ____________, so they moved often looking for food.

• nomads

• farmers

• social media influencers