Studying the Distant Past

A major change in history that indicates a change going forward is called a ....

• turning point

• era

• prehistory

• chronology

A long period of time with a very 

specific characteristic is known as an ...

• turning point

• error

• era

• prehistory

If I put events that are older on the LEFT of a timeline followed by more recent events on the right of the timeline, then I am putting events in what kind of order?

• prehistory

• chronological

• turning point

• era

If an event happened in history before written records, then that event occurred during when?

• turning point

• yesterday

• prehistory

• era

WHAT SOCIAL SCIENTIST IS AT WORK HERE? "Khalil King bent down, using his tools to brush off more of the sand surrounding the footprints. “Look! A spearhead! This artifact shows that the adult had a spear with them, just in case they were attacked. I bet it fell as they were running, and it looks like they didn’t come back for it.” Khalil picked up the artifact with gloved hands and put it in a plastic bag, to keep it preserved. "

• archaeologist

• anthropologist

• paleontologist

• historian

WHAT SOCIAL SCIENTIST IS AT WORK HERE? The researchers gazed at the footprints, taking notes and looking for evidence. Caroline Crim leaned down to inspect them, measuring them with a tape measure. “They are the prints of a young adult, with feet of about size 6,” she announced. “And, as you can see, smaller prints appear every so often. Baby tracks, from a small child of about two years old.”

• geographer

• paleontologist

• historian

• archaeologist

What type of historical source do archaeologist use to study the past?

• artifacts

• fossils

• documents

• prehistory

Which social scientists uses documents to study the past?

• anthropologist

• historian

• paleontologist

• achaeologists

In addition to asking questions and making interpretations about the past, what else do archaeologists do when investigating artifacts?

• study the earth's surface

• Observe (describe and draw)

• read documents

• measure fossils