Prehistoric Cave Art

What is an artifact? 

• Remains of an object
• A social scientist
• Feature of Earth 

What time period does "prehistoric" refer to?

• Before the year 1999
• Before the modern era
• Before written records

What is a "ritual"? 

• An animal 
• An artifact 
• A ceremony 

What does a historian do?

• Studies records of the past 
• Studies old sandwiches
• Studies the Earth's features

What does an archaeologist do?

• Studies the past by examining artifacts
• Studies the future through aliens 
• Studies modern humans 

Social Scientists use clues and evidence, just like these people...

• Detectives
• Teachers
• Artists 

All of these artifacts were found in caves EXCEPT:

• Bits of rope 
• Lamps 
• Tools
• iPhone 7 

What can cave paintings teach us about life back then? 

• Kinds of animals 
• Methods of hunting 
• People's beliefs
• All of the above 

The cave paintings date back to this time period: 

• 2 million - 3 million years ago 
• 10,000 - 18,000 years ago 
• 2,000 - 5,000 years ago

TRUE or FALSE: 
Cave paintings often have humans in them. 

• True 
• False