Vocab
Vocab 2
Scientists
Scientists 2
Cave Art
100
To move from one place to another.
A. Historian
B. Anthropologist
C. Capabilities
D. Migrate
D. Migrate
100
Synonym for ritual
Ceremony
100
People who study the past are most like:
A. Artists
B. Builders
C. Detectives
D. Teachers
C. Detectives
100
Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?
A. Make maps
B. Examine an object
C. Read old newspapers
D. Study earth's features
B. Examine an object.
100
What has been found near artwork displayed in some caves?
A. Maps
B. Masks
C. Ceremony Prayer Books
D. Lamps and lanterns
B. Lamps and lanterns
200
An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
Artifact
200
A scientist who learns about ancient people by studying the things they left behind.
Archeologist
200
A person who studies human society.
Social Scientist
200
Which of these is a human made feature that a geographer might study?
A. a cave
B. a road
C. a spear
D. a volcano
B. a road
200
Why do scientists think that prehistoric people used scaffolding to make their cave paintings?
Some paintings were too high to be reached from the ground.
300
Synonym for skills.
A. Paleo
B. Capabilities
C. Geographer
D. Archeologist
B. Capabilities
300
A person who studies the past through writing.
Historian
300
A question an archeologist might ask is:
(Answers will vary) Who lived in this place? (Who, what, when, why).
300
Which type of scientist is most likely to do each of these activities?
A. Make maps =
B. Examine objects =
C. Read old newspapers =
D. Study earth's features =
A. Geographer
B. Archeologist
C. Historia
D. Geographer
300
Which of these cave art questions is hardest for scientists to answer?
A. Why did people paint in caves?
B. What type of paint did people use?
C. What did people paint pictures of?
D. What did people use for paintbrushes?
A. Why did people paint in caves
400
A scientist who studies human development and culture.
A. Anthropologist
B. Historian
C. Geographer
D. Archeologist
A. Anthropologist
400
A person who studies the regions of the earth through maps.
Geographer
400
A question that a geographer might ask is:
(Answers will vary) Questions about where things happened.
400
Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?
(Answers will vary) To find out what happened and why.
400
What may have been a reason that ancient artists made paint from different minerals and animal fats?
To make different colors of paint.
500
Humans and their immediate ancestors.
Hominins
500
A time before written history.
Prehistoric
500
A question that a historian might ask:
(Answers will vary) Anything about reading/writing.
500
Why is studying prehistoric history difficult?
A. Written records that cannot be read.
B. Conflicting views in ancient diaries.
C. Lack of evidence from the period.
D. Huge amounts of artifacts to analyze.
C. Lack of evidence from the period.
500
Why did cave artists create cave paintings? What is RARELY seen in cave art?
Artists may have painted real events, just decorations, or part of hunting ritual asking for a successful hunt. Humans are rarely seen in cave art.