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WorksheetsPrehistoric Native Americans Vocab and Comprehension
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins
An object or artifact that was made and existed during the time being studied.
Secondary Source
Primary Source
artifact
history
The oldest cultural group that lived in early North America.
Hopewell
Archaic Indians
Paleo Indians
archeologist
The second oldest cultural group in North America. It means "old"
Adena
Paleo Indians
archeologist
Archaic Indians
A long cold period of time where glaciers covered much of the Earth
Ice Age
Beringia
Nomad
Primary Source
When the members have to find and follow their own food from nature we say they are
Archaic
Adena
Hunter Gatherers
Archaic Indians
A scientist who learns about the past through artifacts
Geologist
Archeologist
Paleontologist
Biologist
An object made by a human from an earlier time
Archeologist
History
Nomad
Artifact
A large elephant like mammal living during the Ice Age that Paleo Indians hunted with rocks
Giant Sloth
Mammoth
Beringia
Deer
A land bridge that existed during the Ice Age and connected Asia with North America
Beringia
Pangea
mammoth
History
a time BEFORE written history
Secondary Source
History
Prehistoric
Primary Source
an object or artifact made after the time period being studied.
Primary Source
Archeologist
Artifact
Secondary Source
If you or your tribe did NOT have a permanent residence, but followed their food and would go from place to place, you are a
nomad or nomadic
mammoth
archaic
alliance
The supercontinent made up of all the continents
Tectonic Plates
Beringia
Pangea
Earth
To trade an object or service for another
cooperation
conflict
archaic
Barter
A common practice
custom
archaic
conflict
cooperation
To work together towards a common goal
conflict
alliance
cooperation
barter
a formal agreement between two groups to join together for a common purpose
cooperation
alliance
barter
conflict
A disagreement or to not get along
conflict
cooperation
nomad
alliance
This means OLD
artifact
archeologist
archaic
alliance
The Adena people had a custom of burying their dead under piles of Earth called:
atlatl
adena
artifacts
mounds
A tool used to throws spears farther
axe
mammoth
atlatl
canoe
These people were considered Ohio's FIRST real farmers
Hopewell
Adena
archeologist
shaman
A religious leader for the Hopewell tribe is called a:
shaman
mammoth
artifact
mound
The first people to live in North America
Paleo Indian
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
Which time period took place during the Ice Age
Archaic
Woodland
Paleo Indian
Mississippian
Which people began to use a bow and arrow?
Paleo Indian
Woodland
Archaic
Mississippian
Who started to use an atlatl to help them throw spears farther?
Paleo
Archaic
Mississippian
Woodland
Which of the following were NOT used for ceremonies in the Woodland Time Period?
making tools
funerals
singing and chanting
praying
If you were ONE family during the Woodland time period, which home type would you most likely live in ?
wigwam
longhouse
teepee
If you had multiple families living together during the Woodland Time period, which shelter would you most likely live in ?
wigwam
longhouse
teepee
The Mississippian Time Period people live in communities. They were broken into two groups : chiefs and commoners. Where would the chiefs live?
in the forest
the top of the large mounds
the bottom of the large mounds
What tool was used during the Mississippian Time Period to help them hunt and gather food on WATER?
atlatl
canoe
bow and arrow
Why did the homes in the Mississippian Time Period have a HOLE in the roof?
to let in a breeze
to let the sun in
to let smoke out from the fires
