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WorksheetsLesson 1 Study Guide
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on?
Many trees grew in the area.
The ancient planks are still there.
Pictures of the scaffolding have been found.
Some paintings are too high to be reached from the floor.
Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?
to agree on plans for the future
to compare their ideas of history
to learn to speak an ancient language
to find out what happened and why
Social scientists are scholars who study
animal behavior.
dinosaur skeletons.
human society.
astronomy.
Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?
What did the people look like?
What animals lived in the area?
What language did people speak?
What did geometric shapes mean?
People who study the past are most like
(a)
Why are ancient handprints found on cave walls very small?
The cave ceilings were very low.
The prints were made by children.
People long ago were not as big as people today.
The smallest members of the group stayed home to paint.
Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
make maps
examine objects
read old newspapers
study Earth's features
What unique challenge does the study of prehistoric history present?
written records that cannot be read
conflicting views in ancient diaries
lack of evidence from the period
huge amounts of artifacts to analyze
If ancient paintings were found in a cave, which of these questions would be the hardest to answer?
Why did people paint in caves?
What type of paint did people use?
What did people paint pictures of?
What did people use for paintbrushes?
An object made or used by people in the past is called
an artifact.
a document.
a ritual.
a theory.
What is the primary purpose of archeology?
To study the stars
To understand past human cultures through material remains
To predict future events
To create new languages
When studying prehistoric people, cave drawings like this one allow archaeologists to
The time before written history is called:
prehistory
circa
timeline
chronological
