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Social Study 2
Chapter 2 Test
Question | Answer |
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artifact | An object made or used by a human being in the past |
atlatl | A tool used to throw spears farther and faster |
petroglyph | Picture engravings in stone |
Prehistoric | Before written time |
shell midden | A pile of bones and shells |
wampum | Small shells or beads |
primary source | An artifact and documents that contain clues about the people who made or used them |
secondary source | Documents that are made after an event has occurred |
ocher | Powdered iron ore |
totem | An animal used as a symbol for a Native American clan |
Paleo-Indians | The makers of atlatls |
Ice Age Land Bridge | Reached across the Pacific Ocean connecting Alaska and Asia |
Christopher Columbus | The first person to sail to the New Land |
Archaic Indians | Made nets and net sinkers for fishing |
Red Paint People | The fishers of swordfish |
Augustus Hamlin | Wrote a book about the carvings he found near the Oregon River |
European Explorers | Were the first to keep written documents on Maine |
Five Major Historic Tribes | |
Wabanaki Tribe | The last tribe of Maine. Was made up of five smaller tribes |
Summer | A time for fishing and trading |
Winter | A time for a great feast followed by trying to fond food for the winter |
Spring | A time for fishing for the men and farming for the women |
Fall | A time for harvesting for the women and hunting for the men and older boys |