Native Americans Flashcards
(43 cards)
Paleo Native Americans: Home
tents that were moveable- wooden poles covered with animal skins or bark
Archaic Native Americans: Home
1st tents and later permanent dwellings (wigwams)
Woodland Native Americans; Home
Bigger permanent settlements 2-3 families (Adena and Hopewell)
Late Prehistoric Native Americans: Home
Plaza center of village-circular or rectangular houses surrounded bythe plaza
Paleo Native Americans: Activities
Hunt-mammoth, mastodon, deer, and fish
Gathered nuts and fruit
Archaic Native Americans: Activities
Gathered nuts and berries
Hunted and Fished
Woodland Native American: Activities
Mound Building
Making Pottery
Late Prehistoric: Activities
Fish and hunted
Grew 3 sisters: corn, beans, and squash
Paleo Native Americans: Natural Resources
Flint
Archaic Native Americans:Natural Resources
Flint: Granite and slate (hard stones)
Woodland Native Americans:Natural Resources
Goodsoil-farming and mound building
Clay for pottery
Late Prehistoric Native Americans:Natural Resources
Goodsoil-farming and mound building
Wood/Glasses for homes
Paleo Native Americans:Tools
Made of flint (stone) and wood
Archaic Native Americans: Tools
Axes dig out canoes made of wood and stone
Woodland Native Americans: Tools
Shovel, axes, and hoes
Late Prehistoric Native Americans:Tools
Metal and wood tools
Paleo Native Americans: Weapons
Spears
Archaic Native Americans: Weapons
Atlatl and spear throwers
Woodland Native Americans: Weapons
Bows and arrowheads
fish hooks
Late Prehistoric Native Americans: Weapons
Metal axes and clubs
Bow and arrow
Study of Artifacts
Often unearthed through excavation
Help us learn about our past
Archeology
- Human made Objects that give us clues about the past
- the only information we have about prehistoric cultures
Artifacts
Ohio people are classified into 4 time periods
Paleoindian Period, Archaic Period, Woodland Period, and Late Prehistoric Period
- small mobile groups moved around alot-following animals for food and clothing
- temporary camps
- hunted with spears tipped with flint points
- Workshops near areas where flint could be found
Paleoindian Period