Chapter 1 EARLIEST OKLAHOMANS s3

Student Activity Book Chapter 1 ‑ EARLIEST OKLAHOMANS

I. VOCABULARY. Give a short definition for each of the following words, according to how the word is used in Chapter 1.

1. papyrus ___________________________ 5. obsidian___________________________

2. migration _________________________ 6. atlatl___________________________

3. phenomenon ______________________ 7. velocity___________________________

4. archeologist_________________________ 8. artifact___________________________

II. MATCHING. Match the correct date to the event.

A. 1930s B. 1970 C. 8000 B.C. D. 1300 E. 1961 F.1540

_____ 1. Folsom man lived in Western Oklahoma.

_____ 2. Spiro mound culture existed in Eastern Oklahoma.

_____ 3. Thor Heyerdahl sailed from Africa to North America in a papyrus boat.

_____ 4. Sculpted pieces were found in Mexico and identified as Roman on this date.

_____ 5. Spiro Mounds unearthed.

_____ 6. Recorded history began in Oklahoma

III. COMPLETION. Fill in each blank with a word that best completes each statement.

1. Indian legends about Indian origins were stories about ____________________________.

2. The land bridge thought to exist between Siberia and Alaska was called _________________________.

3. Scholars of Indian history have divided Indians into classifications according to differences in

_____________________, ____________________, and ______________________.

4. The land area now called Oklahoma measures some _________________________ square miles.

5. The land area is divided geographically by the ____________________________.

6. The three main crops planted by Indians were, _________________, ___________________, and

_____________________ and were called the ____________________________.

7. The most important item for trade was _________________________.

8. The only records of the early dwellers are the ______________________________ and

_________________________________ uncovered in archeological digs.

IV. On the following chart, compare the lifestyles of the Folsom people, the Clovis people, and the

Spiro people according to the column headings.

FOLSOM CLOVIS SPIRO

Housing

Food

Communities

Commerce

Social Programs

V. Fill in each blank with the word that would complete the sentence correctly.

1. A Norwegian explorer named ____________________sailed from Africa to

North America in a papyrus boat.

2. He may have proved that ancient people could have come to North America from _________________.

3. Life was much more difficult for people who lived in the ______________half of the state.

4. A purple stone traded by ancient merchants in eastern Oklahoma was the __________________.

5. Most scientists believe that the first Indians came during the _________________________age.

6. The ____________________________economic system was advanced for the time.

7. People who lived in Oklahoma 12,000 years ago were the ________________________people.

8. An early archeological discovery in Oklahoma is the _________________mammoth kill site.

9. Along with the mammoth, a small horse, the ground sloth, and the large bison, an ancient animal

once used for food here but no longer found to roam in Oklahoma, is the _______________.

10. Items used by ancient societies which tell archeologists about these people are called _________.

11. People who lived in Oklahoma 10,000 years ago were the _______________________people.

12. Evidence of an advanced ancient tribe was found at _____________________Mound.

13. The mass of forest and thickets dividing the state was the ___________________________.

14. _________________________was the most valuable trade item in ancient Oklahoma.

VI. On the following map identify the major geographic areas and the possible migration routes from Beringia.