A scientist who studies the way people lived in the past, including prehistoric times
archaeologist
100
a rounded Native American hut in which just one family lived
wigwam
100
Name the three groups of people who built mounds
Hopewell, Adena, Fort Ancient
100
Which shelter can house up to 60 families?
longhouse
100
What were two ways the earliest people of Ohio got their food?
Hunting and Gathering
200
to trade thing for other things without using money
barter
200
the written story of the past
history
200
This group of people built hill-shaped mounds.
Adena
200
Which shelter did the traveling hunters use?
teepee
200
Name 3 materials early people used to make tools.
stone (such as flint), wood, antler, animal skins, plant fibers
300
a group of people who meet to talk and make decisions
council
300
a temporary cone-shaped dwelling made with poles and grass mats used by Native Americans
teepee
300
This group of people build mounds like forts and in the shapes of circles, squares and octagons.
Hopewell
300
Describe the longhouse.
Several families lived in each, houses were 100 feet long, divided into smaller rooms
300
What is Beringia and what happened to it?
Beringia is a land bridge that connected Asia and North America. The glaciers melted after the Ice Age and ocean levels rose. Beringia is now covered with water.
400
the time before written records
prehistory
400
the way of life shared by a group of people, including language, beliefs, music, food and holidays
culture
400
This group of people built the Great Serpent Mound.
Fort Ancient
400
Describe the teepee.
A pole frame covered with grass mats, very small, only holds a few people
400
Give 2 facts to show that early Native Americans probably killed the Burning Tree mastodon.
The bones were grouped in 3 piles.
The bones had cut marks on them.
500
a store in an unsettled area where trading and bartering are done
trading post
500
a long wooden building in a Native American village that might house as many as 60 families
longhouse
500
How did the Adena, Hopewell and Fort Ancient people use the mounds.
They used the mounds to bury their dead and for religious ceremonies.
500
Describe the wigwam.
A rounded hut, one family lived in each, curved wood pole frame was covered with bark, grass, or animal skins
500
In Native American villages, what did life center around?