Ch. 2 Indiana's Early History

change in response to new conditions

• colony

• archaeologist

• adapt

a group of related people or families

• clan

• artifact

• cultural group

someone who studies artifacts and sites to learn about ancient people.

• wigwam

• archaeologist

• artifact

a group of people connected by a common language, religion, and culture.

• cultural group

• territory

• archaeologist

an object made by humans.

• ally

• mound

• artifact

a settlement in a new land where people remain loyal to their home country.

• territory

• agriculture

• colony

Which Native American group first appeared in Indiana?

• Mississippian

• Hopewell

• Adena

Why did early Native Americans establish trade routes?

• To get goods from European settlers

• To form alliances with other cultures

• To show how powerful they were.

• To get natural resources not found in Indiana

Choose TWO reasons why mounds were important to Native Americans.

• they were used for farming.

• they were burial grounds.

• they were used for ceremonies.

• they were used for houses.

France was the first European country to trade goods for what item with Native Americans?

• Beads

• Food

• Fur

• Clothing