Investigating the Past Lesson 1

Question 1

archaeologists

Answer 1

an expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind

Question 2

historians

Answer 2

an expert who studies and records the past

Question 3

geographers

Answer 3

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

Question 4

artifacts

Answer 4

an object made or used by people in the past

Question 5

features

Answer 5

an important part or characteristic of something

Question 6

environment

Answer 6

all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and climate]

Question 7

prehistoric

Answer 7

before written history

Question 8

Cave paintings

Answer 8

provide clues about what life was like in prehistoric times, before writing was invented

Question 9

ritual

Answer 9

relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony

Question 10

geometric

Answer 10

having a form composed of one or a number of simple shapes, such as triangles, squares, or circles; shapes had special meanings in rituals.

Question 11

Researchers

Answer 11

someone who searches for information on a particular subject

Question 12

Cave Art Tools

Answer 12

Prehistoric materials and tools include colored, rock-hard minerals and a grindstone used for grinding the minerals. Other tools include a sculptor’s pick and an engraving tool.

Question 13

textures

Answer 13

the characteristics of an object’s surface that can be identified by feeling or viewing it

Question 14

What is history

Answer 14

history is an important way of thinking about the world. History is the memory of communities, peoples, and nations. History is also an academic discipline. It is a systematic way of using evidence to make sense of the past.