The PALEO-INDIANS
Which group was one of the earliest groups to live in what is now Ohio?
Paleo-Indians
About how many years ago did Archaic People live in Ohio?
About 8,000 years ago.
About how many years ago did the Adena culture develop?
About 3,000 years ago.
What type of homes did the Hopewell live in?
Wooden houses.
Where did the Fort Ancient Indians live?
In river valleys near the Ohio River.
Why did Paleo-Indians move from place to place?
They moved to follow large animals they hunted for food.
Name two animals that Archaic People hunted.
Deer and turkeys.
Name one crop grown by the Adena
Squash or sunflowers.
Name two crops grown by the Hopewell.
Corn and beans.
What did the Fort Ancient Indians depend on heavily for food?
Farming
Name two large animals that Paleo-Indians hunted.
Mammoths and caribou.
Where did Archaic People often build their homes?
Along waterways.
What shape were the huts that Adena people lived in?
Circular
How did the Hopewell get materials from faraway places?
They traded with other groups.
Name the three main crops grown by the Fort Ancient Indians.
Squash, Beans, and Corn
Where did Paleo-Indians live?
They lived in rock caves and simple tents.
Name two foods Archaic People gathered or caught.
Berries, nuts, and fish. (Any two are correct.)
What did the Adena use pottery for?
They stored food in them
Name two shapes used for Hopewell mounds.
Triangles, circles, squares, or octagons. (Any two are correct.)
How did farming change the way Fort Ancient Indians lived?
Farming allowed them to stay in one place longer and build larger villages and stronger homes.
What happened about 12,000 years ago that changed the way Paleo-Indians lived?
The glaciers melted, and many of the large animals they hunted disappeared.
How were Archaic People different from Paleo-Indians?
Archaic People lived in larger groups and stayed in one place for months instead of moving often to follow large animals.
What did the Adena build thousands of that were often used as graves?
Earth mounds.
How far away did the Hopewell trade with other groups?
They traded with groups as far away as the Atlantic Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.
What famous mound in Peebles, Ohio is associated with the Fort Ancient Indians?
Serpent Mound.