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Chapter 1 Assessment: Study Guide

1. What important discovery did 4 teenagers make at Lascaux, France, in 1940? (Section 1)

2. What are some things that an archaeologist would do? (section 2)

3. People who study the past commonly referred to as what? (section 1)

4. Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past? (section 2)

5. What kinds of human-made features are geographers interested in? (section 2)

6. What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on? (section 3)

7. About how many years ago were the objects and art described in this chapter created? e.g. 2,000-5,000 years ago (sections 4-9)

8. Scientists believe the spear throwers were used for what kind of purpose? (Sec 7)

9. What are some artifacts found in caves that are used as ‘clues?’ (section 3)

10. Why are ancient handprints found on cave walls very small? (section 6)

11. What questions do scientists ask when they discover ancient paintings? Sec 1)

12. What do cave paintings help us know the most about the past? (sec 3, 1st prgph)

13. How did ancient cave artists create different colors of paint? (section 9)

• ALSO: know ALL vocabulary from chapter 1 (blue and black terms!!).

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Chapter 1 Assessment: Study Guide

1. What important discovery did 4 teenagers make at Lascaux, France, in 1940? (Section 1)

2. What are some things that an archaeologist would do? (section 2)

3. People who study the past commonly referred to as what? (section 1)

4. Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past? (section 2)

5. What kinds of human-made features are geographers interested in? (section 2)

6. What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on? (section 3)

7. About how many years ago were the objects and art described in this chapter created? (sections 4-9)

8. Scientists believe the spear throwers were used for what kind of purpose? (Sec 7)

9. What are some artifacts found in caves that are used as ‘clues?’ (section 3)

10. Why are ancient handprints found on cave walls very small? (section 6)

11. What questions do scientists ask when they discover ancient paintings? Sec 1)

12. What do cave paintings help us know the most about the past? (sec 3, 1st prgph)

13. How did ancient cave artists create different colors of paint? (section 9)

• ALSO: know ALL vocabulary from chapter 1 (blue and black terms!!).

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