chapter 2: evidence from the past...4 8) describe minnesota’s landscape and climate 12,000 years...
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6thGradeSocialStudies Name ________________________________MinnesotaHistoryChapter2Assessment STUDYGUIDE
Chapter 2: Evidence from the Past
LearningTargets1. I can summarize how the earliest Minnesotans lived and how they became more modern. 2. I can explain how archaeologists learn about what life was like before written history. 3. I can explain how the land and climate of MN have changed over time.
1) Whatis“oralhistory”andhowhasitbeenimportanttopeople.
2) Whatdoes“perspective”mean?Namethreethingsthatcanaffectaperson’sperspective.
3) Describewhatpetroglyphsareandwheretheyhavebeenfound.
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4) Whatdoesanarchaeologistdo?
5) Describethefive(5)stepsofthescientificmethodasdescribedinyourbookonpage19.
6) WhenandwhydidpeopleinMinnesotabeginmakingburialmounds?Whatdidtheylooklike?
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7) HowmuchofMinnesotawascoveredbyglaciers18,000yearsago?(Hint:Lookatthemapsonp.13)
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8) DescribeMinnesota’slandscapeandclimate12,000yearsago.Howhavethelandandclimatechangedsincethen?
• Theno Glacierinthenortho LakeAgassizinNW
• Nowo NoGlacierso ManyLakes
9) WhydidpeopleinMinnesotabegintoeatavarieddiet?Whatwaschangingabouttheirlives?
Ø PeoplewerestayinglongerinseasonalcampsØ WereonthemovelessØ ClimatebecamemorefavorableØ Couldgrowfoodmore,insteadofchasingit
10) ScientistsbelievethatpeoplehavebeenlivinginMinnesotaforthousandsofyears.Whydotheythinkthat?Describethreepiecesofevidence.
Ø Becauseoftheevidencethattheyhavefoundo Artifacts
§ JeffersPetroglyphØ OralHistory
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