Ch. 2: Evidence From The Past

A hypothesis is...

• assumption

• educated guess

• theory

• ancient weapon

An artifact is....

• any object made by human beings

• any object used by human beings

• any object altered by human beings

• any object

Oral history...

• teaches about a group's culture

• is the purposeful retelling of stories about the past events

• is a test you take in history class

• can include legends

Scientific method is...

• a process of cooking methods

• a process of scientifically creating different methods

• a process of using experiments and careful observations

• a process that tests ideas and theories

Perspective is....

• a person's point of view

• not important to studying history

• the way a person sees and understands the world

• different depending on the person or culture

An archaeologist is a scientist who...

• studies arches and ologists

• examines physical evidence such as tools, fire pits, ruins, and dwellings

• studies past human life and activities

• examines physical activities and physical fitness

An elder is...

• respected for her/his athletic ability and fancy car

• a rich member of a community

• an older member of a community or group

• respected for her/his knowledge or wisdom

A petroglyph is

• a rock

• a carving

• a rock carving made by a human

• a rock carving made by a glacier

a rock carving made by a person

• elder

• petroglyph

• artifact

• hypothesis

an older member of a community respected for her/his knowledge and wisdom

• artifact

• glacier

• perspective

• elder

• oral history