Minnesota Facts
What is the state capitol of MN?
St. Paul
What is the highest point in MN?
Eagle Mountain
What is an artifact?
Any object made, used or altered by humans
What is perspective?
They way a person sees and understands the world.
What is one piece of evidence left behind that tells us about the past?
Rock carvings, tools, animal bones, etc
Which year did MN get admitted to the Union?
1858
What is the lowest point in MN?
Lake Superior
What is a petroglyph?
A rock carving made by people
What is oral history?
The purposeful retelling of a story about past events and legends of a group in order to teach about that groups culture.
Why is oral history important?
It tells us the history of a group by passing down stories, traditions, and legends
Which number state is MN?
32
What was the glacial lake in northwestern MN called?
Lake Agassiz
What does BCE stand for?
Before Common Era
What is the scientific method?
A process using experiments and careful observation to test ideas and theories.
How long did it take archaeologists to make a handprint petroglyph?
MN was once covered mostly by:
Glaciers
What are two geographical features of MN?
What is an elder?
An older member of a community who is respected for his or her knowledge and wisdom.
What is a hypothesis?
An assumption, educated guess, or theory.
How to archaeologists use artifcats to learn about hte past?
They compare them to objects that they have already studied to determine the time period in which they were from.
What is the State Motto?
The Star of the North
What is the large rock ridge with petroglyphs called?
Jeffers Petroglyphs
What is an archaeologist?
A scientist who studies past human life and activities by examining physical evidence such as tools, fire pits, and ruins from dwellings.
What is a burial mound?
A place where native people buried those that had passed away.
Identify the four possible meanings of the handprint petroglyph.
Friendship, grief, death, star constellation