World View Flashcards
person who studies, does or is concerned with the concept described by the word
-ist
a person who studies or investigates science
scientist
a person who writes novels
novelist
a person who views, understands, or represents reality
realist
scientists who study, describe, and interpret artifacts in order to reconstruct ways of life in the past.
archaeologists
scientists who examine human tissue to determine relationships among groups of people
biochemists
scientists who study rocks and the origin, structure and composition of the earth.
geologists
scientists who study bones and fossils to identify the vegetation, animal (and human) life, and climate that existed at a particular time.
paleontologists
scientists who study the lives and societies of early people.
anthropologists
sculptors recreate the anatomy of early humans. Painters create realistic pictures of early ways of life.
artists
people who sort and maintain collections of visual, written, and oral records.
archivists
people who sort and maintain museum collections (including rocks, artifacts, and animal and human remains.
curators
people who study the surface of the earth and the distribution of life across it.
geographers
people who research, describe, explain, and interpret information about the past.
historians
the past that includes everything that has happened since the beginning of time.
history
