Investigating the Past vocab and test

Front

People who study the past are like:

Back

detectives

Front

Activities of an archaeologist:

Back

examine objects

Front

Historians read diaries and letters from the past to:

Back

find out what happened and why.

Front

Human-made feature studied by geographers?

Back

a road

Front

A prehistoric object comes from a time

Back

before history was written

Front

Evidence of prehistoric cave artists using scaffolding:

Back

Some paintings are too high to be reached from the floor.

Front

Ancient cave paintings raise questions.

Back

Why did people paint in caves?

Front

Clue to the past found near cave artwork?

Back

Lamps for burning animal fat.

Front

Why were ancient handprints on cave walls small?

Back

People long ago were not as big as people today.

Front

Ancient spear thrower with detailed carving indicates:

Back

Person was a hunter.