Primary & Secondary Sources
Careers
Hunters & Gatherers
Main Idea
Maps
100

A diary...

What is a primary source?


100

Being a social scientist means you do one of these 3 jobs...

What is a archaeologist, historian, and geographer?

100

The two "Ages" from this time are...

What is the Paleolithic and Neolithic Age?

100

The main idea of this passage is...

"Social scientists who study prehistoric history face a unique challenge—a lack of evidence from this period. In fact, huge gaps of time have no evidence at all. Therefore, scientists may come up with different answers or theories about how humans came to be."

"Social scientists who study prehistoric history face a unique challenge—a lack of evidence from this period."

100

This region is where the tomato came from...

What is North America?

200

A cave painting...

What is a primary source?

200

I dig up objects from the past...

What is an archaeologist?

200

The Paleolithic Age is also known as the...

What is the Old Stone Age?
200

The main idea in this passage is...

"Caves have also provided information in the form of artifacts. Scientists have found lamps for burning animal fat and tools for painting and engraving. Cave paintings and artifacts are amazing treasures that can help answer many questions about how humans lived in ancient times. But, as you will see, these treasures also raise new questions for scientists to puzzle over. "

"Caves have also provided information in the form of artifacts."

200

This region is where oats came from...

What is Europe?

300

A biography...

What is a secondary source?

300

I write down and record history...

What is a historian?

300

People in the Paleolithic Age are known as...

What is a hunter and gatherer?

300

The main idea of this passage is...

"Paintings of shapes and handprints are fairly common in cave art. Many scientists believe that handprints were a way for artists to sign their paintings. Some scientists think that geometric shapes had special meanings in rituals."

"Paintings of shapes and handprints are fairly common in cave art."

300

This crop originated in SW Asia...

What is the onion?

400

The definition of a primary source is...

What is a first hand account?

What is a source directly from a time period?

What is something experienced first hand.

400

I study features of the earth to learn about people and places...

What is a geographer?

400

People in the Neolithic Age are known as...

What is a farmer?

400

the definition, "before written history", describes this vocabulary term...

What is prehistoric?

400

This is the region where olives came from...

What is Europe?

500

The definition of a secondary source is...

What is a second-hand account or retelling?

What is a source that is not directly from the event or time period?


500

Social scientists use and look for this type of object...

What is an artifact?

500

The creation of farming led to this important practice that impacted the entire world...

What is trading?

500

the definition, "relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony" best describes this vocabulary word...

What is a ritual?

500

Wheat was in both of these regions from an early time...

What is SW Asia and South Asia?