| A | B |
| Sandusky | American Indian culture named after a river in northwest Ohio |
| palisade | A tall fence most likely used for defense |
| Whittlesey | named after an author who wrote more than 200 books about Ohio history and geology |
| Why archeologists change their minds about past events | New information is discovered that proves the old ideas were wrong. |
| farmed | All four cultures from the Mississippian Period did this, allowing them to stay in one place |
| effigy | Something built in the shape of a person or animal |
| Fort Ancient | Mississippian Period culture who lived in southern Ohio |
| Monongahela | Mississippian Period culture named after a West Virginia river. |
| Great Serpent Mound | Effigy mound that resembles a serpent & probably built by the Fort Ancient |
| Mississippi River | Water from most rivers in the midwest end up in this river |
| Eastern Gray Squirrel | This Ohio animal bury extra nuts & seeds that sprout in the Spring |
| Linear | A scale with equal divisions |
| Eastern Ohio | Part of Ohio where the Monongahela lived |
| relic hunters | someone who takes ancient objects for themselves |
| Bows & Arrows | Most cultures from the Mississippian Period hunted with these |
| Follow game | Late Prehistoric Indians may move because of this |