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Ohio Studies - Chapter 1


AB
regionan area that is defined by certain features
tributarya river or stream that flows into a larger river
artifactsan object made by human hands
moundsa large hill like structure
agriculturefarming
climatethe usual weather conditions in an area over time
adaptto change in order to survive
glaciersa huge sheet of moving ice
descendantsomeone who comes from a group or family who lived in the past
Mound Buildersbuilt mounds for religious and burial purposes
Fort Ancient peoplelived near water to drink and to use for their crops
Archeologistsuse special tools and equipment to find artifacts
Ice Agea period of time when the Earth became very cold
Mammothanimal hunted by the first people in Ohio
nomadsliving in groups and following the food source
Paleo-Indianslived about 12,000 years ago
Archaic Indiansused fire and started to farm
Adenabuilt cone shaped mounds, built the Miamisburg Mound
Hopewellbuilt mounds in shapes
Late Woodlanddescendant of the Adena and Hopewell, did not build mounds
Fort Ancient Peoplebuilt effigy mounds