Chapter 1-Investigating the Past Flashcards
Define historian.
An expert who studies and records the past.
Define archaeologist.
An expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind.
Define geographer.
An expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s natural and human-made features.
Define artifact.
An object made or used by people in the past.
Define prehistoric.
Before written history.
Define ritual.
A ceremony, possibly religious.
Define hypothesis.
An educated, logical prediction about something.
What questions do archaeologists ask?
- Who lived in this place?
- When did they live here?
- What were the people like?
What evidence do archaeologists use?
Coins, tools, weapons, jewelry, clothes
What questions do historians ask?
- What happened in the past?
* Why did things happen the way they did?
What evidence do historians use?
Documents,mdiaries, letters, scrolls, books, cave art
What questions do geographers ask?
- Where did people live?
* How did people use their environment to survive?
What evidence do geographers use?
Maps, natural landforms like rivers and mountains, and human-made stuff like bridges and dams.
How are social scientists like detectives?
Must have at least 3: Use evidence, ask questions, draw conclusions, make theories, look at clues
