Nebraska Studies Weekly Week 5

The early American Indians had developed an alphabet and written language before the Europeans settled in their areas.

• True

• False

We call the earliest people in Nebraska "prehistoric" because

• They lived at the same time as dinosaurs.

• They do not have a history.

• They did not record their history.

• We have no artifacts or other clues to help us understand their culture.

Nebraska's state fossil is the __________.

Archaeologists believe that early American Indians lived in Nebraska as far back as 8,000 - 11,000 years ago and hunted large game animals such as mammoths and mastodons.

• True

• False

What evidence do we have that a mammoth lived in our state?

• bones

• tusks

• fur

• bows and arrows

Which weapon did the Paleo Indians use?

• guns

• bows and arrows

• spears

Nomadic means__________.

• hunting with spears

• moving around from place to place

• staying in one place

• mammoths

Objects left behind that give us clues about the past are called ___________.

• pottery

• mammoths

• artifacts

• nomads

Which tribe was NOT nomadic?

• Paleo Indians

• The Foragers

• Plans-Woodland People

• Village Farmers

What is the name of Nebraska's state fossil?

• Mrs. Pecena

• Clyde

• Archie

• Erin