Ways of learning about the past
True or false: All living things contain carbon.
True
What material did these people mostly use for their spear points and other tools
Stone
What did people in this era use grinding stones for? (Think about their changes in food due to a warming climate.)
Processing plants.
How were horses initially introduced during this period?
Europeans. First, Spanish in Mexico, then eventually English settlers in the modern-day USA.
Stories passed down over generations that contain life lessons, warnings, and creation stories are called...
Oral Histories
Yes or no: Would people have likely seen the Glacial Lake Missoula floods?
Yes
What hunting technology was developed by these people to hunt small, fast game?
The atlatl
What part of the bison was an essential piece of making A teepee?
The hide. Specifically, the tanned hide.
What do archaeologists study, and what are they trying to learn?
They study the remains left by ancient people to learn about how the world may have looked and functioned.
How much is known about the wood tools used by ice age peoples?
Very little, almost nothing at all. Wood is very rarely preserved
Rendezvous points are place where numerous tribes would gather to trade goods and _____
Ideas.
What technology, which is still used in hunting today, was developed to hunt small and large game at a distance during this time?
The bow and arrow.
What are ways archaeologists can determine the exact date of non-organic (things without carbon) materials like an arrowhead?
Through testing other organic items near by/ layer of the dirt found in.
What factors caused the megafauna to go extinct or evolve?
Warming climate at the end of the ice age. This changed what was previously grassland into desert or forest. Also, human hunting could have contributed.
How did changes in climate and environment affect the lifestyles of people during this era?
Warming temperatures encouraged more plant growth, causing people to focus more energy on foraging.
What was a common use of bison brains?
Hide preparation for tanning.
Which Indiana Jones movie contains the famous boulder-rolling scene?
Raiders of the Lost Ark
What type of ice age animal is Manny from Ice Age the movie?
Mammoth
By 1500 years ago, how many people per square mile lived in Montana
5
Sinew, which was used as a cord to weave baskets, tie arrows to shafts, and tighten drum heads to their frames was made from what part of the animal.
The tendons