Investigating the Past - Lesson 1-1 TCI

What do archaeologists study?

• The birth of arts and architecture

• The settlement of people based on geography and climate

• Objects left behind by humans

• The development of social structures

What do historians focus on?

• The last few thousand years

• The birth of arts and architecture

• The settlement of people based on geography and climate

• The development of social structures

What did the paintings discovered at Lascaux, France depict?

• Modern-day animals

• Ancient civilizations

• Trade routes

• Religious practices

What do social scientists study?

• The birth of arts and architecture

• The settlement of people based on geography and climate

• Objects left behind by humans

• Human society

What do historians study to find out what happened in the past?

• Artifacts and documents

• Natural features of Earth

• Cave paintings

• Human-made features

What do geographers study to understand how people used their environment to survive?

• Diaries and letters

• Cave paintings

• Water and landforms

• Towns and roads

What do cave paintings provide clues about?

• How humans came to be

• Methods of hunting

• Beliefs of prehistoric people

• All of the above

What is one theory about the purpose of cave paintings?

• To capture the magical powers of animals

• To honor or influence gods

• To be used in rituals or ceremonies

• All of the above

What is the significance of handprints in cave art?

• To sign the paintings

• To represent special meanings in rituals

• To decorate important hunting tools

• To identify the clan of the hunter

What is the possible purpose of the mammoth carving on the spear thrower top?

• Decoration for the spear thrower

• Good-luck charm for the hunter

• Identification of the hunter's clan

• All of the above