Vocabulary: Investigating the Past

What is an object made or used by people in the past?

• an artifact

• a ritual

• a fossil

• a document

What is a written work that contains important information?

• a letter

• a document

• a ritual

• a feature

Who is an expert who studies the past by examining objects?

• geographer

• researcher

• historian

• archaeologist

Who is an expert who studies and records the past?

• a geographer

• a historian

• an archaeologist

• a researcher

Who is an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human made features?

• a historian

• a geographer

• an archaeologist

• a researcher

What does prehistoric mean?

• before written records

• the time period when dinosaurs were alive

• before humans were alive

• before historic things happened

Who is someone who searches for information on a particular subject?

• a historian

• an archaeologist

• a geographer

• a researcher

What do we call all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants and climate?

• the environment

• the earth

• the outside

• our surroundings

Which of the following is NOT part of the environment?

• oceans

• temperature

• animals

• buildings

A __________ relates to a ceremony, such as a religous ceremony

• ritual

• sacrifice

• habit

• feature