Investigating the Past (TCI) - Review

Scholars who study human society are called...

• geographer

• social scientists

• historian

• archaeologist

Which of the following are social scientists? (Check all that apply)

• geographer

• environment

• historian

• archaeologist

What is an archaeologist?

• an expert who studies the past by examining objects

• an object made or used by people in the past

• an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s natural and human-made features

• an expert who studies and records the past

What is a historian?

• an expert who studies the past by examining objects

• an object made or used by people in the past

• an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s natural and human-made features

• an expert who studies and records the past

What is a geographer?

• an expert who studies the past by examining objects

• an object made or used by people in the past

• an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s natural and human-made features

• an expert who studies and records the past

_________________ means "an object made or used by people in the past."

• artifact

• documents

• feature

• environment

Which of the following describes an artifact? (Check all that apply)

• anything made or used by humans

• clothing

• tools

• weapons

_____________________ means "all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate."

• artifact

• documents

• feature

• environment

_________________ means "before written history."

• artifact

• documents

• feature

• prehistoric

Cave paintings provide hints into what life was like before people wrote things down. Cave paintings show us.... (Check all that apply)

• what kinds of animals roamed the Earth

• what methods people used to hunt animals.

• hints about people's beliefs.