SS8H1a Prehistoric Cultures

nomadic hunters and gathers who hunted large game

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleo
• Woodland

semi-nomadic hunters who hunted smaller game; credited with developing grooved axes, fish hooks, and pottery

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleo
• Woodland

credited for the development of the bow and arrow, pottery for storage, and intensification of horticulture, as well as building small mounds

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleo
• Woodland

known for being large scale farmers, developing copper jewelry and tattoos, and mound builders who traded throughout North America

• Archaic
• Mississippian
• Paleo
• Woodland

small, domed-shaped structure used for ceremonies and burial sites

• atlatl
• horticulture
• mound
• palisade

a spear throwing device that allowed spears to be thrown faster, further, and more accuratley

• atlatl
• clovis
• chopper
• palisade

hunters who wandered (roamed) from place to place following herds of large animals

• clan
• gatherer
• nomad
• tribe

science of cultivating plants and trees

• arborist
• builder
• gatherer
• horticulture

a group of people who share a common ancestry, name, and way of living

• confederacy
• tribe
• union
• village

wooden fences built to protect the villages

• moat
• palisade
• stockade
• wall