Section 2 - Cave Art: Treasures of the Past

Cave paintings like those at Lascaux, France, provide clues about ​ (a)  

• what life was like in prehistoric times, before writing was invented.

• what cave painters created the art.

• what type of food they use to eat.

• what type of tools they use to hunt.

Scientists believe that cave artists used torches to work in these dark places.

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Scientists guess that prehistoric artists built...

• cheese wheels made of cheddar to reach the highest places.

• concrete stairs and pillars to reach the highest places.

• stone wheels to reach the highest places.

• scaffolding, or planks raised above the floor, to reach the highest places.

According to paragraph 2: "Some paintings show what kinds... "

• wars they had during the time period.

• of animals roamed the Earth and what methods people used to hunt them.

• foods human ate during the time period.

• of societies they formed.

According to paragraph 3: "Cave paintings and artifacts are amazing treasures that..."

• can help historians record history.

• can help find out more about the wars humans had in ancient times.

• can help answer many questions about how humans lived in ancient times.

• can help an archaeologist find more artifacts that can help us understand the past.