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Social Studies
4th grade Chapter 3 Ohio
Question | Answer |
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Why did people move from Asia to North America? | They followed the herds of mammoths and mastodons for food |
How did early people get to North America? | A land bridge called Beringia |
What does extinct mean? | To die out |
How do we know things about early Ohioans? | By studying their artifacts |
Scientists who study artifacts are called what? | Archeologists |
What does history mean? | The written story of the past |
What does prehistory mean? | Time before written history |
Why did the first people of Ohio move from place to place? | They were searching for food |
The first people traveled in groups called what? | Bands |
What happened after the Ice Age? | Big animals died out |
What did the hunter-gathers gather? | Walnuts, hickory nuts, black cherries, berries, and seeds |
What is an atlatl? | A wooden stick used to throw a spear |
What was flint used for? | For making tools and stone points |
What were animal bones and antlers used for? | Tools, arrow heads, fishhooks, and sewing needles |
After the Ice Age, what kind of animals were hunted by the small animal hunters? | Deer, bears, rabbits, and wild turkeys |
Since they weren't following the big animals, the people were not required to what as often? What did they form? | Move. They formed homes and villages. |
How was fish kept fresh? | |
How did the people preserve grain? | |
What did the Great Serpent Mound look like? | A large snake with an egg in its mouth |
What was a Mound Builder? | Native Americans who built mounds |
Who were the three groups of mound builders in Ohio? | Adena, Hopewell, and Fort Ancient |
What does culture mean? | A way of life for a group of people |
What is something from our culture? | 4th of July |
Where did the Adena build their mounds? | Along rivers in central and southern Ohio |
What kind of homes did the Adena build? | Round homes covered with bark or woven grass |
What was the new skill that the Adena learned? | Farming |
Name some crops grown by the Adena. | Pumpkins, squash, and sunflowers |
Since the Adena did not have to travel, they could make bigger what? | Tools |
Adena built the largest mound in Ohio called what? | Miamisburg Mound |
What did the Adena use the mounds for? | Burial mounds and religious ceremonies |
After the Adena came who? | Hopewell |
The Hopewell traveled great distances to what? | Barter |
How did the Hopewell travel? | |
The Hopewells were the first to what? | Grow corn |
Name the mound built by the Hopewell. | Fort Ancient |
How did the Hopewells build the mounds? | In the shapes of circles, squares, and octagons |
At Fort Ancient, there is a slit in the wall. What was it used for? | A calendar |
A religious leader is called what? | Shaman |
The third group of mound builders is who? | Fort Ancient |
It is believed that the Fort Ancients were the first to hunt with what? | Bows and arrows |
It is believed that the Fort Ancient people built what? |