CHAPTER THREE EARLY PEOPLE OF OHIO

Mrs. Meranto and Mrs. Urmson

Vocabulary that we need to know! Say it! extinct artifact history prehistory band flint atlatl

extinct

• to die out, not exist any more. Ex. Mastadons became extinct 10, 000 years ago.

artifact

Objects used by people long ago.

history

The written story of the past.

Pre-history

The time before written records.

band

Small group to which some Native Americans belonged.

flint

A kind of hard rock used for making tools and points for arrows and spears.

atlatl

A wooden stick used in pre-historic to throw a spear.

archeologist

A scientist who studies the way people lived in the past, including prehistoric.

Beringia

A land bridge believed to have connected Asia with North America for about 2,000 years during the Ice Age.

Lesson 2

“The Mound Builders”

culture

The way of life shared by a group of people, including language, beliefs, music, foods, and holidays.

religion

The way people worship the God or gods they believe in.

barter

To trade things for other things without using money.

shaman

A religious leader who is believed to heal the sick, tell the future, and control events.

Great Serpent Mound

A Native American builtHill in southern Ohio shaped like a giant, curling snake.

Fort Ancient

Mounds built by Hopewell people near present day Lebanon.

Lesson 3

Native Americans of the 1700’s

trading post

A store in an unsettled area where trading and bartering are done.

lick

A natural salt deposit.

longhouse

A long wooden building in a Native American village that might house as many as 60 families.

wigwam

A rounded Native American hut in which just one family lived.

teepee

A temporary cone shaped dwelling made with poles and grass mats used by Native Americans.

council

A group of people who meet to talk and make decisions.