WV Studies Chapter 7 gifted

Question 1

planted seeds

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Archaic

Question 2

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

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nomads

Question 3

bear or deer-skinned clothing

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Archaic, Paleo

Question 4

raised corn

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Woodland

Question 5

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

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anthropologist

Question 6

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

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tribe

Question 7

farming

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Woodland

Question 8

A _____ society traces family lines through the mother

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matrilineal

Question 9

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

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burial mounds with artifacts

Question 10

name origin comes from Algonquian word meaning "southerner"

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Shawnee

Question 11

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

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culture

Question 12

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

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Woodland

Question 13

What concept included children inheriting their lineage from their mother

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matrilineal

Question 14

rock shelters

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Archaic

Question 15

named derived from a Delaware word meaning treacherous or stealthy

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Mingo

Question 16

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

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Asia

Question 17

called themselves Lenape

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Delaware

Question 18

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

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Bering Strait

Question 19

called themselves aiwunwiya meaning "the people"

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Cherokee

Question 20

nets to snare small animals

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Archaic

Question 21

Clovis Point

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Paleo

Question 22

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

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artifacts

Question 23

a spear launcher

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atlatl

Question 24

not an actual tribe but a cultural

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Mingo

Question 25

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

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orally

Question 26

scientist who studies the origin history and structure of the Earth

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geologist

Question 27

stampeded their prey

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Paleo

Question 28

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

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Delaware

Question 29

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

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Shawnee

Question 30

mammoths

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Paleo

Question 31

Describe the Ice Age.

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Sea levels were lower than they are today

Question 32

foragers

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Archaic

Question 33

flint knapping

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Paleo

Question 34

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

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clan

Question 35

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

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Paleo, Archaic, Woodland

Question 36

an extreme shortage of food

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famine

Question 37

hammers

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Archaic

Question 38

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

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Cherokee

Question 39

moving from one area to another

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migrate

Question 40

What was the oldest prehistoric culture

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Paleo

WV Studies Chapter 7 gifted

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WV Studies Chapter 7 gifted

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