Social Scientists
Discoveries
Interpretations and inferences
General Knowledge
Really Hard Stuff
100
Social scientists are often compared to these people who solve mysteries.
What are Detectives
100
Three teenagers discovered a cave filled with these in France in 1940
What are ancient paintings
100
Discovering an ancient spear thrower could tell us that the person who used that object was probably a _______
What is hunter
100
Prehistoric means before history was _________
What is written
100
The name of the city where four boys found cave paintings in 1940
What is Lacaux
200
These social scientists would most likely examine objects from the past.
What are Archaeologists
200
Scientists have evidence that ancient cave artists used scaffolding to stand on because some paintings were painted where?
What is the ceiling of the cave
200
Cave painting help us figure out what types of _________ lived in the area in ancient times.
What are animals
200
Geographers study both natural and __________-made features of the earth
What is human
200
Spell the term for a social scientist that studies diaries and letters
What is H-I-S-T-O-R-I-A-N
300
These social scientists read ancient letters and diaries to find out what happened and why.
What are historians
300
Objects discovered from prehistoric times are referred to as these
What are artifacts
300
If cave paintings were painted to high for people to reach, we can infer that the people must have made ___________ to stand on.
What is scaffolding or wood structures
300
Archaeologists discover and examine ancient objects, known as _______
What are artifacts
300
Spell the term for a social scientist that studies the earth's natural and human-made features
What is G-E-O-G-R-A-P-H-E-R
400
These social scientists may be interested in studying human- made features such as roads
What are geographers
400
Ancient handprints discovered in caves show us that ancient people were _________ than people today.
What is smaller
400
Scientists believe that many cave paintings were used for celebrations or gatherings known as _________
What are rituals
400
Historians study ancient letters and __________ to determine what happened and why.
What are diaries
400
Spell the term that means before written history
What is P-R-E-H-I-S-T-O-R-I-C or P-R-E-H-I-S-T-O-R-Y
500
Name the three types of social scientists
What are archaeologists, historians, geographers
500
These artifacts made to burn animal fat were found near artwork displayed in caves.
What are lamps
500
Scientists believe that ancient artists made paint by grinding different minerals and oils to make different ________ of paint.
What are colors.
500
The objects and art in this chapter was created about 10,000- ___ thousand years ago.
What is 18 or 20
500
Spell the term for a social scientist that examines artifacts
What is A-R-C-H-A-E-O-L-O-G-I-S-T
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