Paleoindian & Archaic Time Periods

When was the Paleoindian time period?

• 13,000 BCE - 7,000 BCE

• 7,000 BCE - 500 CE

• 8,000 BCE - 500 BCE

• 700 CE- 1,300 CE

How many years did the Paleoindian time period last?

• 3,000 years

• 4,000 years

• 5,000 years

• 6,000 years

Paleoindians are considered the first people in the Americas. How did they get here

• By boat

• Beringia

• They were already here

• By plane

What is Beringia

• A land bridge formed by ice from the ice age that connected Asia and North America

• A type of animal that people would follow around hunt

• A boat that people used to travel from Africa to North America with

• A name of a group of people that settled in the Ohio Country

Select ALL the ways people got food during the Paleoindian time period.

• Hunted animals

• Fished

• Gathered

• Grew vegetables

• Grew fruit

People during the Paleoindian time period were considered ______________ because they were always on the move and did not have permanent settlements.

• Movers

• Nomads

• Drifters

• Wanderers

Why were people always on the move during the Paleoindian time period

• They liked to travel

• They did not know how to build shelter

• They had to follow their food sources

• They would get attacked and have to leave

What was used as shelter during the Paleoindian time period

• Tents made with wood poles

• Longhouses

• Houses made with wood

Other than wood poles select the 2 materials used to make tents during the Paleoindian time period.

• Bark

• Hides

• Granite

• Flint

• Mud

How many people would live in a group during the Paleoindian time period

• 3-5 people

• 30-40 people

• 80-100 people

• 1000-2000 people