Ancient People: Paleo Indians

More than ​ (a)   , the first people to move into the ​ (b)   area were known as the ​ (c)   , or old, Indians.

• 12,000 years ago
• Tennessee
• Paleo

They lived on the land during the years ​ (a)   through ​ (b)   . This time was during the ​ (c)   .

• 10,000 BC
• 8,000 BC
• Ice Age

Since the Paleo Indians were ​ (a)   , or before the written language, ​ (b)   about their living and survival.

• Prehistoric
• not a lot
• Modern
• a lot

​ (a)   , or people who study things from the past, make some observations and have some theories how the Paleo Indians did live.

• Archaeologist
• Historians
• Doctors
• Teachers

It is believed that Paleo Indians ​ (a)   of the time. One well known mammal was the ​ (b)   .

• hunted animals
• mastodon

Why are mastodons so important to the survival of the Paleo Indians? What did they use this mammal for? Choose 3.

• Their skin were useful for clothing and shelter.

• Their meat served as food.

• Their bones were used to make tools like needles for sewing.

• They make a very cuddly pet.

• They can play fetch and tag as pet.

Since the Paleo Indians relied heavily on mastodons for survival, they would follow the herds. This made Paleo Indians ​ (a)   , or people that ​ (b)   have a permanent home.

• nomads
• didn't
• did

Shelters were ​ (a)   made from ​ (b)   and ​ (c)   or other areas of land that they could use, such as ​ (d)   .

• temporary shacks
• brush
• animal skin
• cave

What do Paleo Indians used in hunting?

• bow and arrow

• spears and spear points

• ax

• canon

Paleo Indians were also known as the ​ (a)   based on the spear invented. The ​ (b)   was an innovation that allowed ​ (c)   to be attached more securely to the end by the small, or ​ (d)   that the Paleo people would ​ (e)   into the stone.

• Clovis Indians
• Clovis spear
• sticks
• flute
• carve