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WorksheetsChapter 1 Investigating the Past
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
People who study the past are most like:
A. Artists
Bl Builders
C. Detectives
D. Teachers
What important discovery did four teenagers make at Lascaux, France, in 1940?
A. Clay sculptures of an army of soldiers.
B. A cave filled with paintings of animals.
C. The stone wall of an ancient storage shed.
D. A wooden stick used for throwing a spear.
Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
A. Make maps.
B. Examine objects.
C. Read old newspapers.
D. Study Earth's features.
An object made or used by people in the past is called:
A. An artifact.
Be. A document.
C. A ritual.
D. A theory.
Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?
A. To agree on plans for the future.
B. To compare their ideas of history.
C. To learn to speak an ancient language.
D. To find out what happened and why.
Which one of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study?
A. A cave.
B. A road.
C. A spear.
D. A volcano.
A prehistoric object is one that comes from a time:
A. Before history was written.
B. Before people lived in cities.
C. Before humans hunted animals.
D. Before electricity was discovered.
What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) 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.
If ancient paintings were found in a cave, which of these questions would be the hardest to answer?
A. Why did people paint in caves?
B. How did people make the paint?
C. What did people pain pictures of?
D. What did people use for paintbrushes?
Which clue to the past has been found near the artwork displayed in parts of caves?
A. Maps of the land nearby.
B. Masks in the shape of birds.
C.. Prayer books for ceremonies.
D. Lamps for burning animal fat.
About how long ago were the objects in the caves created?
A. About 500-800 years ago.
B. About 2,000 -3000 years ago.
C. About 10,000-18,000 years ago.
D. About 2 to 3 million years ago.
Why are ancient hand-prints found on cave walls very small?
A. The cave ceilings were very low.
B. The prints were made by children.
C. People long ago were not as big as people today.
D. The smallest members of the group stayed home to paint.
What does this ancient spear thrower, with its detailed carvings tell about the person who used it?
A. The person was a hunter.
B. The person was very strong.
C. The person prayed to animals.
D. The person was a skilled painter.
Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?
A. What did the people look like?
B. What animals lived in the area?
C. What language did people speak?
D. What did geometric shapes mean?
What do scientists think may have been the reason why ancient artists made paint by grinding different minerals and mixing the powder with fat or oil?
A. To find out which paint would las longest.
B. To make different colors of paint for their art.
C. To make the paint dry in different lengths of time.
D. To use the paint in ceremonies for hunting different animals.
