Uncovering the Past, Lesson 1 (History, Archaeology, Geology)

...is the study of the past.

• Social Studies

• Archaeology

• Geology

• History

.... is the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people.

• Culture

• Values

• History

• Ethnicity

What is the study of the past based on what people left behind?

The two methods that archaeologists use to determine the dates of early communities are...

Educated guesses are called ...

• accurate

• hypotheses

• tests

• thesis

Examples of cultural landscapes are...

• farms, battlefields, religious sites

• farms, barns and cattle

• houses wars, churches

• cities, banks, park sites

...explore places where people lived, worked, or fought.

• Explorers

• Geologists

• Archaeologists

• Scientists

.... determines if one object is older or newer than another object

• absolute

• relative

• relate

• absence

...the date of an object by analyzing its material

• absolute

• relative

• relate

• absence

... are ideas that people hold dear and try to live by.