Lesson 1: Investigating the Past

What does a geographer do?

• Studies the stars

• Creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features

• Writes novels

• Studies the ocean.

What is an artifact?

• A) A type of plant

• B) An object made or used by people in the past

• C) A musical instrument

• D) A kind of animal.

What is a dig site?

• A place where animals live

• A location where archaeologists dig

• A type of building

• A kind of vehicle

What does it mean to excavate?

• To build a house

• To dig out of the ground and remove

• To plant a tree

• To paint a picture.

What does historic mean?

• Before written history

• (After) written history; documenting the past using writing

• In the future

• During the time of dinosaurs.

Which artifacts do archaeologists study?

• Natural landscapes

• Human-made objects like clothing and tools

• Future technologies

• Imaginary objects

What do geographers help us understand?

• The future of technology

• Where people lived and how they used their environment

• The history of space exploration

• The creation of new languages.

What do historians want to figure out?

• Future events

• What happened in the past

• How to create new artifacts

• How to ignore history.

How did prehistoric artists deal with uneven cave surfaces?

• They smoothed the surfaces

• They painted animals to look like they were standing on ledges

• They avoided painting on uneven surfaces

• They used special tools to carve the surfaces.

What were caves with animal paintings used for?

• Living quarters

• Storage

• Holding rituals

• Farming