Chapter 2: MN History Review

What does an Archaeologist do?

• Study ancient artifacts

• Study science

• Study math

• Study how fires are created

How far North did the Glaciers extend?

• The glaciers stopped in Northern MN

• The glaciers spread far North past MN

• The glaciers never existed in MN

• What's a Glacier?

What is a petroglyph?

• A carving made in wood

• A carving made in sand

• A carving made in stone

• A carving made in trees

What is a burial mound?

• A hill where Native American buried their pets

• A hill where Native Americans lived

• A hill where Native Americans buried their weapons

• A hill where Native Americans buried their dead

Elders are important in Ancient MN because...

• They helped protect tribe's Oral History

• They were strong

• They were smart

• They helped protect tribe's Written History

What are 3 pieces of evidence archaeologists have that people have been living in MN for thousands of years?

List 2 reasons why Oral History can help archaeologists understand ancient history.

Explain how MN climate has changed over the last 12,000 years

How do oral history AND archaeology help explain history?

What does Recede mean?

• To move forward

• to move backward

• to move left

• to move right