Lesson 1: Investigating the Past

Which of these would be included in the study of "ancient" history?

• causes of World War II

• where early humans lived

• first American president

People who study ancient history make educated guesses called?

• solutions

• investigation

• hypothesis

What important discovery did four teenagers make at Lascaux, France in 1940?

• clay sculptures of soldiers

• cave filled with paintings of animals

• stone wall of a storage shed

Archaeologists mainly study the past by. . .

• examining objects people left behind

• examining diaries and letters made in the past

• studying natural features of the Earth

What does a geographer do?

• a person who creates artifacts for other scientists to study

• an expert who studies Earth's natural and human-made features

• an expert who studies and records the past

Which of these is an "artifact?"

• a mountain

• a sculpture

• a rock

What type of social scientist would be most interested in how prehistoric people used their environment to survive?

• archaeologist

• historian

• geographer

An archaeologist would look at an artifact.

Which would a historian look at?

• fossils

• diary

What does "prehistory" mean?

• Before people hunted animals

• Before history was written

• After people lived in caves

Where have cave paintings been found?

• • only in Lascaux, France.

• • all over the world.

• • only in South America.