Chapter 1 Vocab

Question 1

Artifact

Answer 1

Any object made, used, or altered by humans.

Question 2

Mammoth

Answer 2

A large extinct elephant, hairy with a slopping back and long curved teeth

Question 3

Burial mounds

Answer 3

A mount built over a grove or built over the dead to honor them

Question 4

Atlatl

Answer 4

A throwing stick used to launch a dart spear

Question 5

Archaeologist

Answer 5

A scientist who studies past human life and activities by examining physical evidence such as tools, fire pits, and ruins from dwelling

Question 6

Petroglyphs

Answer 6

A rock carving made my people

Question 7

Elders

Answer 7

An older member of a community respected for his or her knowledge and wisdom

Question 8

Glacier

Answer 8

a large body of ice moving slowly
down a slope or valley or spreading
outward on a land surface

Question 9

Culture

Answer 9

the set of shared attitudes,
values, goals, and practices that
characterizes an institution or organization

Question 10

Evidence

Answer 10

the material on which a
judgement or conclusion may be based.
Artifacts, documents, photos, paintings,
interviews, and rock carvings are all forms of
historical evidence

Question 11

Migration

Answer 11

seasonal movement from one

region to another

Question 12

Climate

Answer 12

the average course or condition of 
the weather at a place usually over a 
period of years as exhibited by 
temperature, wind velocity, and 
precipitation

Question 13

Perspective

Answer 13

the way a person sees and

understands the world

Question 14

Oral history

Answer 14

the purposeful retelling of
stories about the past events and legends of
a group in order to teach about that group’s
culture

Question 15

Dwelling

Answer 15

a shelter (such as a house) in
which people live