WorksheetsEvidence from the past
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary source?
a)
journals
b)
photographs
c)
newspaper article
d)
textbooks
2.
Glaciers covered Minnesota between 16,000 B.C. and 10,000 B.C.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
A scientist who studies past human life and activities by examining physical evidence such as tools is
a)
historian
b)
archaeologist
c)
geographer
d)
elder
4.
What is the term for the way a person sees and understands the world?
a)
atlatl
b)
opinion
c)
perspective
d)
oral history
5.
What is the name for the rock carvings made by people?
a)
petroglyphs
b)
hammerstones
c)
hypothesis
d)
Jeffers
6.
What is the first step on the scientific method?
a)
record the findings
b)
ask a question
c)
state a hypothesis
d)
perform an experiment
7.
What is the last step in the scientific method?
a)
record the findings
b)
perform an experiment
c)
reach a conclusion
d)
defend the hypothesis
8.
An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event
a)
artifacts
b)
geography
c)
primary source
d)
archaeology
9.
Which is an example of oral history?
a)
I tell my daughter a story that my father told me about his father.
b)
I read a bedtime story to my nephew.
c)
I read the journals of the Lewis and Clark expedition
10.
Name the site where ancient rock carvings were found in Minnesota
a)
Jeffers Petroglyphs
b)
Grand Mound
c)
Along Mississippi River in Winona County
d)
Bradbury Brook site
11.
Glaciers once covered the entire state of Minnesota.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What is the name of the large glacial lake that covered much of Northern Minnesota?
a)
Lake Superior
b)
Mille Lacs
c)
Lake Agassiz
d)
Glacial Lake Warren
13.
What do scientist use to determine the age of once living artifacts?
a)
hypothesis
b)
birth certificates
c)
radiocarbon dating
d)
living cell test
14.
Which of the following is NOT evidence that people have been living in Minnesota for thousands of years?
a)
stone tools
b)
burial mounds
c)
death certificates
d)
copper pieces and clam shells
15.
Which of the following was once a location for visitors to view an ancient burial site in Minnesota?
a)
Jeffers Petroglyphs
b)
Bradbury Brook
c)
Grand Mound
d)
History Center
16.
What is the term for any object made, used, or changed by humans?
a)
artifact
b)
petroglyph
c)
tool
d)
thingamajig
17.
What name is given to moving sheets of ice?
a)
glaciers
b)
plateaus
c)
artifacts
d)
ice cubes
18.
What is the name for a throwing stick used to launch a spear?
a)
artifact
b)
dart
c)
petroglyph
d)
atlatl
19.
True or False - According to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, Native Americans can display artifacts in national museums.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What was the most valuable find at the Bradbury Brook site?
a)
finished tools
b)
hammerstones
c)
charcoal pieces
d)
anvil stones
21.
Archaeologist know exactly when people arrived in Minnesota.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
22.
Which term refers to an older member of a community who is respected for his or her knowledge and wisdom?
a)
old person
b)
elder
c)
archaeologist
d)
artifacts
23.
Which is NOT one thing that might influence your perspective?
a)
education
b)
culture
c)
time period you live
d)
car you drive
24.
Which word means an assumption, educated guess, or theory?
a)
artifact
b)
scientific method
c)
hypothesis
d)
archaeology
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