Oklahoma History Review 1
The name of Thor Heyerdahl's boat was?
Ra II
a spearthrower
atlatl
Which tribe had it more difficult Western or Eastern?
Western
What did the Spiro mounds reveal?
that the Spiro people were a fairly advanced, sophisticated culture.
objects made by human hands
artifacts
Who were fine craftsmen?
Western tribles
Sculpted pieces were found in Mexico and identified what year
1961
one who studies facts about men who lived before history was written
archeologist
speed
velocity
a plant used by ancient Egyptians to make paper
papyrus
Who and what became extinct in the same area at approximately the same time?
Clovis man and mammoth
the study of the various cultures of people
ethnology
Scholars of Indian history have divided Indians into classifications according to differences in ____, ____, and ____.
language
culture
physical appearance
Part of the artwork found in the Spiro mounds has a strong resemblance to what culture?
Mayan
The Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl set out to prove that the Indians were of what descent?
Israeli
The area is divided geographically by the _______.
Cross Timbers
Recorded history in Oklahoma began in?
1542
extraordinary occurrence
phenomenon
The land area now called Oklahoma measures some ________ square miles.
69,000
The main source of food for the Clovis people was
mammoth
The oldest archeological find in the state is and located in what county.
Domebo
Mammoth kill site Caddo
The most important trade item during these early days was?
salt
The most important contribution of the Clovis people was the atlatl, a what?
spearthrower
Folsom man's primary source of food was?
bison
The three main crops planted by Indians were?
1. squash
2. corn
3. beans
a dark, hard, glassy volcanic rock
obsidian
The land bridge thought to exist between Siberia and Alaska was called.
Beringia
The only records of the early dwellers are ____________ and covered ________ in archeological digs.
Artifacts
rubbish
What is our state bird?
Scissor-tail Flycatcher
Indian legends about their origins were stories about
migrations
Inside the rays of the star on the State, seal are emblems of?
Five civilians Tribes
The most commonly accepted theory of Indian origin is what theroy?
Pleistocene or ice age
When was the word OKLAHOMA added to the OK flag?
1941