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Prehistoric Ohioans

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A large, hairy mammal living during the Ice Age that had long, curved upper tusks is known as what?

a)

Nomad

b)

Mastodon

c)

Beringia

d)

Prehistoric

2.

What is the name of the oldest cultural group to live in North America?

a)

Nomad

b)

Prehistoric

c)

Paleo Indians

d)

Archaic Indians

3.

An object made by a human characteristic of an earlier time

a)

Beringia

b)

Nomad

c)

Mastodon

d)

Artifact

4.

A member of a tribe who did not have a permanent residence but typically traveled following a food source.

a)

Prehistoric

b)

Nomad

c)

Archaic Indians

d)

Paleo Indians

5.

A time before writing was invented

a)

Prehistoric

b)

Beringia

c)

Nomad

d)

Mastodon

6.

The second oldest cultural group to live in North America

a)

Nomad

b)

Archaic Indians

c)

Paleo Indians

d)

Mastodon

7.

A land bridge connecting Asia with North America existing during the Ice Age

a)

Artifact

b)

Mastodon

c)

Beringia

d)

Prehistoric

8.

Of the dates listed, which happened the longest time ago?

a)

13000 B.C.E

b)

8000 B.C.E.

c)

800 B.C.E.

9.

Which date happened most recently?

a)

900 C.E.

b)

8000 B.C.E.

c)

800 B.C.E.

10.

Why did the Paleo Indians cross Beringia?

a)

to visit Ohio

b)

to see if the bridge was sturdy

c)

to visit relatives

d)

to follow their food source

11.

What natural resource can be traced back to Licking and Coshocton counties in Ohio?

a)

flint ridge flint

b)

glacial grooves

c)

limestone

d)

gypsum

12.

Prehistoric Indians lived in what part of Ohio?

a)

in houses overlooking the Ohio Valley

b)

They lived in Indiana

c)

Around Lake Erie on the Islands

d)

in Southern Ohio along river valleys

13.

What happened to Beringia?

a)

it's a made up place and doesn't exist

b)

the Paleo Indians buried it

c)

It shifted and is too far to get to now

d)

It is covered with water and no longer exists

14.

What did Paleo Indians use to make tools?

a)

effigy

b)

conflict

c)

woodland

d)

flint

15.

What time period were the Adena and Hopewell people a part of?

a)

European

b)

Cooperation

c)

Woodland

d)

Atlantic Ocean

16.

Tribes working together to build mounds, does this show conflict or cooperation?

a)

conflict

b)

cooperation

17.

Indian villages surrounded by fences, does this show conflict or cooperation?

a)

conflict

b)

cooperation