Investigating the Past

Social scientists are scholars who study…

• Animal behavior

• Human society

• Dinosaur Skeletons

Which of these activities would an archeologist most likely do?

• Make maps

• Read old newspaper

• Examine objects

People who study the past are most like…

• artists

• detectives

• builders

An object made and used by people in the past is called an _______________.

• artifact

• ritual

• document

Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?

• To learn how to speak another language

• To plan for the future

• To find out what happened in the past and why

What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on?

• The ancient planks are still there

• Cave painting were too high to reach without scaffolding

• Pictures of the scaffolding have been found

Which clue to the past has been found near the cave paintings?

• lamps

• maps

• Prayer books

How did prehistoric artists deal with uneven surfaces in the caves?

• They painted around them

• They used them in their paintings

• They didn't paint on uneven surfaces

Why are ancient handprints found on cave walls so small?

• The prints were made by children

• People were smaller in the past

• They weren't actually handprints

What does this ancient spear thrower indicate about the person who may have used it?

• The person was strong

• The person prayed to animals

• The person was a hunter