WorksheetsSS chapter 1 test
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
People who study human history usually have to be
paleontologists to study remains
geographers who are map makers
detectives to look for clues
William digging for fossils near a site
The three types of experts who study ancient history are:
paleontologist, biologist, and philosophers
biologist, philosophers, and geologists
archeologists, historians, and geographers
geologists, geographers and biologists
Historians
are the recorders of the past and try to understand what happened
are people who map out where the history took place
are the scholars who study dinosaurs
are students named Bradley
Cave art provide
clues to what life was like before writing
can be beautiful and fun to look at
clues to how people liked graffitti
clues to what they used for paint
When looking at cave art
historians have guessed at what people did to create the paintings
historians have tried to recreate the same paintings
historians could not figure out how they got the paintings high up on the ceiling
Ryan was able to reach the ceiling with a ladder to make the paintings
This painting gives clues that
this may be a hunting ritual
this may be a drawing done for fun
this may be clues to show how the animal looks like
this is a man on the ground and next to him is a duck and they are scared of the buffalo
Archeologist
an expert who studies and creates maps
an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind
an expert who studies & records the past
before written history
Artifacts
an expert who studies & records the past
an object made or used by people in the past
study of the distant past
before written history
Prehistoric
an object made or used by people in the past
before written history
study of the distant past
an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind
Ritual
an expert who studies & records the past
before written history
an object made or used by people in the past
relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony
Cave art provides ___________ about how people lived long ago.
clues
diaries
fur
minerals
Cave art might have been created to __________ important events.
signatures
clues
record
letters
People who study the past are most like
teachers
artists
detectives
builders
Which of these activities would an archeologist do?
read documents
study Earth's features
examine objects
make maps
You have found this spear thrower with its detailed carving. What does it say about the person who used it?
Hunting was very important to this person.
This person was very strong.
Painting was very important to this person.
This person prayed to animals.
What do historians study to find out more information about Native Americans?
artifacts
mountains
documentaries
stories
