When did they live?
The earliest prehistoric people, the Paleo People, lived during this time.
A. 13,000-7,000 B.C.
B. 8,000-500 B.C.
C. 1,000-500 B.C.
D. 100 B.C. - 1,300 A.D.
E. 1,100-1,400 A.D.
A. 13,000-7,000 B.C.
The earliest prehistoric people.
Paleo People
Something existing before history was written down
Prehistoric
Why do you think it is important to learn about the culture of Wisconsin's Early People?
Possible answer: It is important to learn about the culture of the earliest people of Wisconsin because it helps us connect to the past and learn how people once lived.
The Archaic People lived after the Paleo People around this time.
A. 13,000-7,000 B.C.
B. 8,000-500 B.C.
C. 1,000-500 B.C.
D. 100 B.C. - 1,300 A.D.
E. 1,100-1,400 A.D.
B. 8,000-500 B.C.
This group of people built thousands of mounds in Wisconsin.
Mound Builders
Archaeologists
How is your life both similar to and different from an Early People child?
Examples: SAME - did chores, helped their families, played games, learned from their elders... DIFFERENT - helped their families by learning how to hunt using arrowheads, they were nomadic, they did not go to school
The Oneota, who may have been descendants of the people who lived at Aztalan, lived during this time.
A. 13,000-7,000 B.C.
B. 8,000-500 B.C.
C. 1,000-500 B.C.
D. 100 B.C. - 1,300 A.D.
E. 1,100-1,400 A.D.
E. 1,100-1,400 A.D.
They used copper for many goods.
Old Copper Culture
Items left by people from long ago that archaeologists study.
Artifacts
Why are most of the effigy mounds in Wisconsin located in the Southeast and Southwest parts of the state?
Because there are more rivers located there, which makes for easier travel.
The Old Copper Culture people lived around this time.
A. 13,000-7,000 B.C.
B. 8,000-500 B.C.
C. 1,000-500 B.C.
D. 100 B.C. - 1,300 A.D.
E. 1,100-1,400 A.D.
C. 1,000-500 B.C.
These prehistoric people lived after the Paleo People.
Archaic People
Wandering from place to place to find food.
Nomadic
Name three ways the earliest people used their natural environment to meet their basic needs.
Examples: used all parts of the animals that were hunted for food, tools, clothing, and shelter... used plants and trees to make baskets and canoes... used rocks for weapons... relied on wild plants for food
The Mound Builders, like the people at Aztalan, lived around this time.
A. 13,000-7,000 B.C.
B. 8,000-500 B.C.
C. 1,000-500 B.C.
D. 100 B.C. - 1,300 A.D.
E. 1,100-1,400 A.D.
D. 100 B.C. - 1,300 A.D.
The Oneota may be the ___________ of the people that lived at Aztalan.
Descendants or people related to a certain group of people that came before them.
Effigy
Which parts of Wisconsin have the most effigy mounds?
A. Northeast & Southeast
B. Southeast & Southwest
C. Northwest & Southwest
D. Northeast and Northwest
B. Southeast & Southwest