Northern Lights Chapter 2

When people examine historical objects, they interpret them based on education, culture, home and time period in which they live. It is the way they see and understand the artifact. What is this called:

• opinion
• hypothesis
• perspective
• experiment

Vocabulary: Oral history

• The way a person sees and understands the world
• The purposeful retelling of stories about the past events and legends of a group in order to teach about that group's culture.
• Any object made, used, or altered by humans
• an assumption, educated gues or theory

Vocabulary: hypothesis

• The purposeful retelling of stories about the past events and legends of a group in order to teach about that group's culture.
• The way a person sees and understands the world
• an assumption, educated guess or theory

• Any object made, used, or altered by humans

Grand Mound is a historical site located in which area of Minnesota?

• Southern Minnesota near Pipestone, MN
• Central Minnesota near St.Cloud, MN
• SouthWestern Minnesota near Jeffers and Comfrey, MN
• Northern Minnesota near International Falls, MN

Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site is located in which area of Minnesota?

• Southern Minnesota near Pipestone, MN
• Central Minnesota near St.Cloud, MN
• SouthWestern Minnesota near Jeffers and Comfrey, MN
• Northern Minnesota near International Falls, MN

TRUE OR FALSE - Archaeologists study artifacts.

• True
• False

TRUE OR FALSE - Glaciers did not extend beyond what is now northern Minnesota.

• True
• False

TRUE OR FALSE - Carvings made into wood are called petroglyphs.

• True
• False

TRUE OR FALSE - Burial mounds made by early Minnesotans were sometimes animal-shaped.

• True
• False

TRUE OR FALSE - Elders are respected in their communities.

• True
• False