Historical Period
The first and earliest indigenous people in Tennessee
Hint: The answer means "ancient."
Paleo
This indigenous group were nomands. They moved where they could find animals to hunt.
Paleo
Lived in forests near lakes and rivers. Significant permanent settlements- Old Stone Fort and Pinson Mounds
Woodland Indians
A chiefdom was made up of two social ranks of people. Name the two social ranks.
Elite and common people.
An area or region governed by a chief
Chiefdom
When was the Archaic period?
8,000 years ago.
What is one difference between the Paleo and Archaic cultures?
The Paleo hunted mastodon, but the Archaic did not.
Hunter-gathers who created tools atlatl (ancient spear)
Archaic
Name the four major indigenous groups in Tennessee
Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
A member of a people that travels from place to place and has no permanent home.
nomad
How long ago was the Paleo- Indian Period
12,000-14,000 years ago
Chiefdoms were established with this indigenous group.
The Mississippian
Settlement: Coats-Hines Site (Where mastodon bones were discovered)
Paleo
What two cultures made pottery and traded with other groups?
Woodland and Mississippian
Superior in quality, rank, or skill
elite
When was the Mississippian period?
1000 A.D. to 1500 A.D.
Hunted mastodons
Paleo
Fortified Permanent Settlement: Chucalissa Indian Village
Mississippian
What do the Mississippian and Woodland cultures have in common?
They were both mound builders.
Originating or occuring naturally in a particular place, native.
indigenous
When was the Woodland period?
1000 B.C. to 1000 A.D.
Why are the fossilized bones and stone tools found at the Coats-Hines site significant?
It meant that the Paleo people were in Tennessee
What do the Old Stone Fort and the Pinson Mounds have in common?
They were both built by the woodland people.
How did the Mississippians protect themselves?
They lived in fortified towns
A scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts.
archaeologist