MN History
What is Minnesota? Name: _____________________
Chapter 1
Study Guide
Mrs. Urban
Hour: _____
1. READ the entire chapter. RE­READ if necessary.
2. Be an ACTIVE reader:
a. Make a Prediction ­ ­ What will you be reading about based on the title or heading?
b. Ask a Question ­ ­ What does this section mean?
c. Clarify ­ ­ This part is really saying…
d. Make a Comment ­ ­ This is... hard, easy, confusing, clear…
e. Make a Connection ­ ­ This reminds me of... or I will remember this because…
f. Look at graphs and pictures to help you understand the text.
3. On a separate sheet of paper, DEFINE the vocabulary words, EXPLAIN the meaning, importance and
significance of each key term, and then WRITE OUT and THOROUGHLY ANSWER the essential
question. Make sure you complete all of the items in order and number them accordingly.
4. This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment only! You WILL be allowed to use the study guide notes on your
Chapter tests. If you finish early, you may turn this assignment in anytime before the due date. You will
earn up to 2 points for each item. Questions: [email protected]
Vocabulary:
1) relative location 2) progressive 3) geography 4) ancestral heritage 5) ethnic
6) racial
7) conservative 8) liberal
9) artifact
10) document
11) souvenir 12) evidence 13) culture 14) primary sources 15) revise
Key Terms:
16) shared history
Essential Questions:
17) How would you answer the question, "What is Minnesota?
18) What makes someone a Minnesotan?
19) Explain the relative location of Minnesota on a map of the World and a map of the
United States.
20) Explain how much of Minnesota you have seen. What places have you traveled to?
21) How is Minnesota similar to or different from other places you have lived, visited, or
heard about?
What is Minnesota?
MN History
Mrs. Urban
Chapter 1 Vocabulary Definitions
the behaviors and beliefs
characteristic of a
particular groups
belief in freedom of
individuals and
governmental guarantees
of individual rights and
liberties
document or physical
object which was written or
created during the time
under study
division of humans into
groups based on grounds
of physical characteristics
an object that is given,
kept, or purchased as a
reminder of a place visited,
an occasion, or event
belonging to the cultural,
racial, religious, or
linguistic traditions of a
people
a series of family
members from present to
past
to alter something already
written or printed, in order
to make corrections,,
improve, or update
a written or printed paper
furnishing information or
evidence
belief in preservation of
established customs and
values and opposing
governmental intervention
and change
the material on which a
judgment or conclusion
may be based on
describing a place in
relation to other places
around it
study of the earth and its
surface including land,
inhabitants, climate, soil
and vegetation
favoring change,
improvement, or reform
any object made, used, or
altered by humans