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controlled a mountain region of 40,000 miles in NC, TN AL and GA

The earliest people to enter North America crossed the ___ in search of food

named derived from a Delaware word meaning treacherous or stealthy

rock shelters

Items used by ancient peoples, such as weapons, tools, jewelry, and pieces of pottery are____.

Why do archaeologists support the theory that Indians believed in an afterlife?

moving from one area to another

farming

What concept included children inheriting their lineage from their mother

nets to snare small animals

widely believed to be the first Indians that the Europeans met in the New World

raised corn

called themselves aiwunwiya meaning "the people"

called themselves Lenape

an extreme shortage of food

What is the term that describes the beliefs, traditions, music, art, and social institutions?

name origin comes from Algonquian word meaning "southerner"

Describe the Ice Age.

located along the Ohio River in present day Wood and Cabell counties

____ is the name given to a group of historic Indians who have a common ancestry.

scientist who studies the origin history and structure of the Earth

stampeded their prey

planted seeds

foragers

Scientists who study the culture of prehistoric people are called _______?

bear or deer-skinned clothing

Clovis Point

flint knapping

How did prehistoric people pass their history, beliefs, and traditions down to others?

What was the oldest prehistoric culture

mammoths

___, ____, and ____, are 3 groups of prehistoric Indians

hammers

A ________is a group of people who share common ancestry, names, and a way of living.

Which prehistoric Indian culture 3 district periods - early, middle, and late?

not an actual tribe but a cultural

Prehistoric people roamed from place to place following animal herds rather than settling down.

a spear launcher

It is believed that the earliest people came from what continent?

A _____ society traces family lines through the mother