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WorksheetsChapter 1 Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
People who study the past are most like...
a)
Detectives
b)
Teachers
c)
Artists
d)
Builders
2.
What important discovery did four teenagers make in Lascaux, France in 1940?
a)
Clay sculptures of an army of soldiers
b)
A cave filled with paintings of animals
c)
A wooden stick used for throwing a spear
d)
A stone wall of an ancient storage shed
3.
What important discovery did four teenagers make in Lascaux, France in 1940?
a)
Clay sculptures of an army of soldiers
b)
A cave filled with paintings of animals
c)
A wooden stick used for throwing a spear
d)
A stone wall of an ancient storage shed
4.
Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
a)
make maps
b)
read old newspapers
c)
study Earth's features
d)
examine objects
5.
An object made or used in the past is called...
a)
an artifact
b)
a document
c)
a theory
d)
a ritual
6.
Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?
a)
to agree on plans for the future
b)
to learn to speak an ancient language
c)
to find out what happened and why
d)
to compare their ideas of history
7.
Which of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study?
a)
a cave
b)
a road
c)
a spear
d)
a volcano
8.
A prehistoric object is one that comes from a time...
a)
before history was written down.
b)
before humans hunted animals.
c)
before electricity was discovered.
d)
before people lived in cities.
9.
What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures to stand on?
a)
Many trees grew in the area.
b)
The ancient planks are still there.
c)
Pictures of the scaffolding have been found.
d)
Some paintings are too high to be reached from the floor.
10.
Why do social scientists think this painting of humans was created?
a)
As part of a hunting ritual
b)
To honor the gods
c)
To celebrate a birthday
d)
To show off their weapons
11.
Why do social scientists think this painting of handprints was created?
a)
As a way for the artist to sign their artwork
b)
To show who lived in the cave
c)
To see who had the biggest hands
d)
To commemorate a great feast
12.
Why do social scientists think this painting of animals was created?
a)
To capture the "magical powers" of animals
b)
To honor the gods
c)
To be used in religious ceremonies and rituals
d)
All of these answers are true
13.
What do social scientists believe may have been the purpose of a carved spear thrower?
a)
To show off the hunters favorite animal
b)
To show the clan what a good hunter the artist was
c)
To identify the hunter or clan the spear thrower belonged to
d)
To make the spear thrower easier to hold
14.
Why do social scientists think this clay sculpture was created?
a)
It was used in coming-of-age ceremonies
b)
It was used to scare the neighbors
c)
It was used to play a game
d)
It was used as a good luck charm for the hunters
15.
How do social scientists think that these tools were used in cave art?
a)
To scrape off the top layer of rock to make the color white
b)
To carve bowls to put the paint in
c)
To smash up fruits to make paint
d)
To scare away strangers that wanted to use the cave
16.
An expert who studies and records the past is...
a)
a geographer.
b)
a historian.
c)
an archaeologist.
d)
a cartographer.
17.
An expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind is...
a)
a geographer.
b)
a historian.
c)
an archaeologist.
d)
a cartographer.
18.
An expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features is...
a)
a geographer.
b)
a historian.
c)
an archaeologist.
d)
a Egyptologist.
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