MN History, Ch 1 & 2 Northern Lights

An Actual Item that has survived from the past, such as a letter, photo, tool or article of clothing.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

An account created after the fact, often by someone who was not present during a particular event.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

The four main disciplines of Social Studies are

• History

• Geography

• Science

• Civics

• Economics

The past events and stories that are common to everyone in a group.

• Social Studies

• Science

• Shared History

• Secondary Source

A rock carving made by people

• Artifact

• Petroglyph

• Castle Rock

Any object made or used by humans

• Artifact

• Petroplyph

• Castle Rock

An __________ is an older member of a community who is respected for his/her knowledge and wisdom.

A scientist who studies past human life and activities by examining physical evidence

• Entomologist

• Zoologist

• Biologist

• Archaeologist

Perspective

• a rock carving made by people

• the way a person sees and understands the world

• an educated guess

The purposeful retelling of stories about the past events and legends of a group in order to teach about that group’s history.

• Geography

• Oral History

• Evidence

• Documents