SS Lesson 1 Vocab/Study Guide Flashcards
(20 cards)
An expert who studies the past by examining objects
Archaeologists
An object made by or used by people of the past
Artifact
All of the physical surroundings in a place including land, water, animals, plants, and climate
Environment
An important part or characteristic of something
Feature
An expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s natural and human-made features
Geographer
An expert who studies and records the past
Historian
Before written history
Prehistoric
Relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony
Ritual
The characteristic of an object’s surface that can be identified by feeling or viewing
Texture
A written work that contains important information
Document
Someone who searches for information on a particular subject
Researcher
Social scientists are scholars who study
Human Society
What activity would an archeologist most likely do?
Examine objects or artifacts
People who study the past are most like
Detectives
Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?
To find out what happened and why
Name human made features that a geographer might study?
Towns, roads, bridges, dams
Name artifacts from the past that have been found near artwork displayed in parts of caves
Lamps and tools
Cave paintings show what kinds of roamed the Earth
Animals
Paintings of animals were more than humans
Realistic
Prehistoric tools were used to make paint by grinding colored minerals into powder and mixing it with animal fat to make many
Colors
