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Chapter Two
The Earliest People: Oklahoma Land of Contrasts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Beringia | a land bridge that connected Asia with North America during the last great ice age. |
| Paleo-Indians | the first Americans who hunted large animals and used stone and bone tools |
| Big Game Hunters | Early people of North America who hunted mammoths using man-made spear points known as Clovis Points |
| Foragers | Ancient people who limited their hunting and gathering to a smaller area than their big game hunting ancestors did, returning to certain sites again and again. |
| atlatl | a wooden throwing stick used to propel a spear |
| petroglyphs | a carving, painting or inscription on a rock wall. |
| Early Farmers | First people in Oklahoma to grow maize for food and to make pottery. |
| artifacts | object made by human work or skill (like a basket) found at an archeological site |
| Plains Village Farmers | earliest farming inhabitants of the Southern Plains; they grew corn, beans, squash and pumpkins and lived in square houses with thatched roofs. |
| Mound Builders | Pre-Columbian culture that built huge earthworks which served as public buildings, homes of chiefs, or burial sites. |
| artisans | skilled craftspeople who make jewelry, cloth, tools or other items. |
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