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100
Why did prehistoric people choose to carve their spear throwers?
They believed it could be a good luck charm to protect themselves from danger
100
Who is interested in studying roads and maps?
Geographers
100
Define ritual
relating to a religious ceremony
200
Name three common things found on cave walls
Handprints Animals Tools
200
What does an archaeologist study?
objects of the ancient past
200
What is something written before history called?
Prehistory
300
What did cave artists use to make their paint?
minerals and animal fat
300
Name two things a historian would find useful
Documents and journals
300
An artifact is an ________ made by people in the past
object
400
Why do scientists think that cave paintings of animals were made?
They believed that the animals had magical powers, so they wanted to capture them
400
What specialist is most likely to study an old spear thrower?
Archaeologist
400
Ancient history is the study or the _________ past
distant
500
Paintings of _____________ are rarely found on cave walls
Humans