Vocab
A scientist who studies past human life
archaeologist
The area of Social Studies that is studying the government
Civics
Name the glacial lake that once covered the northwestern part of our state
Lake Agassiz
What evidence do archaeologists have that show ancient Minnesotans lived here?
Burial mounds, Jeffers petroglyphs, old tools
An older member of a community who is respected for his or her knowledge and wisdom
elder
An object made, used, or changed by humans
artifact
The area of Social Studies that studies locations and physical features
Geography
What very large animal once lived in Minnesota?
Mammoths, mastodons, and giant bison
What evidence shows early Minnesotans cooked and stored their food?
Clay pottery
True or False: Oral History is used explain the meanings of artifacts, such as the petroglyphs
True
Carving made in ancient rock
petroglyph
The area of Social Studies that studies how people make goods and money
Economics
True or false: Archaeologists know exactly when the 1st humans came to MN.
False
Most of Minnesota was covered by Ice in the last Ice age besides 2 areas of Minnesota. List one of them
South Eastern Corner
South Western Corner
True or False: There are state and federal laws protecting burial mounds
True
The way a person sees and understands the world
perspective
the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
history
True or false: There is only one site in MN that has mounds.
false
What is the hunting weapon used by Paleoindians
Atlatl
What evidence has been found to prove that early Minnesotans farmed and hunted?
Farming tools made from animal bone, food storage pits and pottery.
The purposeful retelling of stories about the past events and legends of a group in order to teach about that group’s culture
Oral History
the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.
Sociology
Explain how the climate of Minnesota was different 12,000 years ago
It was colder and drier. There were glaciers in northern Minnesota
True or False: ancient Minnesotans always had a varied diet of meat, plants, berries and nuts
False
What was the name of the Glacial River that flowed out of Lake Agassiz
River Warren