Ch. 2 Evidence of the Past

Over the past 12,000 years Minnesota has become.....

• colder and wetter

• warmer and drier

• it is almost the same

It is beneficial for ______ and _____ to work together to have a greater understanding of the petroglyphs.

• elders and palenontologists

• archeaologist and elders

• teachers and students

• children and elders

Scientists who study past human life and activities by examining artifacts such as tools, fire pits and bones. 

• paleontologist
• elder
• archeaologist
• doctor

Minnesota was once covered by glaciers. 

• True
• False

Petroglphys

• rock carvings made by people
• rock carvings made by glaciers
• rock drawings made by people
• rocks shaped like people

Early Minnesotans made burial mounds that were shaped like circles and some were even shaped like animals. 

• True
• False

Elders

• Young and inexperienced people
• scientists who study human artifacts
• People with a doctoral degree
• Community members valued for wisdom and knowledge

How do we know there have been people here for 10,000 years?

• Written history
• tomb stones
• burial mounds, Bradbury Brook Site, petroglyphs, and artifacts. 
• oral history

_________ can help pass on lessons and legends. ________ can preserve and connect people to a culture. 

• archeaologists
• petroglyphs
• oral history
• early Minnesotans

Which one of these answers would least affect someones perspective?

• age and gender
• race and culture
• education and experience
• eye color and height